Palmanova is a municipality of about 5000 inhabitants in the province of Udine (region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia) between Venice and Trieste. Its foundation took place in 1593 by the Venetians who built this fortress town with the characteristic polygonal geometry consisting of a nine-pointed star.

Called the "star-shaped town", in 1960 it was declared a national monument due to its great historical, political and cultural value. In addition, in 2017 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, being included in the Transnational Serial Site "Venetian Defence Works between the 16th and 17th centuries: Land State-Western Sea State".