Donji Miholjac Manor

The Mailath manor at Donji Miholjac was completed in 1905 for Count Mailath and built to a design in the English Tudor manner - half-timbering, tall chimneys, mullioned windows and a rambling asymmetric plan - which makes it an oddity on the flat Slavonian plain, where the local nobility built classical or baroque. It stands in a park with the Drava and the Hungarian border a short distance away. The building now serves as the town's administrative offices, so the interior is not a museum; the exterior and the park are what visitors see, and the contrast between the architecture and the setting is the point.

What you actually see

• English Tudor on the Slavonian plain - half-timbering and tall chimneys.
• Built in 1905 - for Count Mailath.
• A park around it - with the Drava and the border nearby.
• Municipal offices inside - not a museum.

When to go

April to October, for the park at its best. Two hours.

Honest expectations

The interior is a working town hall and generally not open to visitors. There is no exhibition. The town is small and quiet. This is a short architectural stop rather than a day out.

Nearby

Valpovo manor is east; the Drava and Hungary are just north.