42 km from the resort town of Lignano on the Adriatic coast of Italy in the town of Passariano Villa Manin – the family residence of the last Doge of the Venetian Republic. Today the Villa houses several art galleries with works by Tiepolo, Kandinsky, Kubera, Monet and Munch, and its extensive Park regularly hosts concerts.

Villa Manin is a whole architectural complex, built in the 16th century for the family Manin. The life of this amazing complex has always been associated with the historical and political processes surrounding area. In 1797, the year the Villa is located the French troops under the command of Napoleon. The great warrior himself lived here and conducted important negotiations with allies and opponents. It is in this Villa, an agreement was signed that put an end to the existence of the Venetian Republic in favor of the Habsburg Empire. And so began the decline of the family Manin that led to the abandonment of the Villa in the 19th century.

Only in 1969, the year the building was purchased by the regional administration of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The atrium of the Villa impresses all visitors with its richly decorated rooms painted with frescoes: "the Triumph of Spring" in the Central round hall was painted by Louis Dorigny. Also at Villa Manin is a Museum of carriages, the Arsenal Museum and the lovely chapel of San Andrea. And around the Villa is a Park with an area of 18 ha with a romantic Mimosa Avenue or Avenue of Magnolias.