Vila Vipolže was initially a hunters’ lodge of the Counts of Gorizia and was used for a long time for summer vacations. The subsequent owners were the noblemen of the families Herberstein, Della Torre, Attems and Teuffenbach. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the mansion experienced the war between the Emperors and the Venetians. The latter renovated the mansion in the first half of the 17th century, making it an exquisite Renaissance villa in a rectangular form, with two angular towers leaning against it and with Venetian décor. The owners used it as a summer residence with a magnificent park embellished by a Baroque fountain.
Vila Vipolže was not spared during the two World Wars and in 1948 it was also struck by a fire. Today Vila Vipolže Vila has awakened. After a recent reconstruction it has opened for the first time as the new regional cultural congress centre. The Vipolže renaissance mansion now radiates the spirit of connection between different worlds and people. A number of cultural events, including exhibitions and concerts, as well as congress meetings, weddings, and educational events take place there.
Vila Vipolže is located in the village of Vipolže in the south-western part of the Brda region, near the Italian border. It is surrounded by vineyard and wine cellars with a view of distant Julian Alps.