Tito first visited Brijuni in 1947, and Bijela vila (White villa in Croatian) became his official residence in 1953. His last stay on Brijuni was recorded in 1979. Tito spent an average of four to six months every year on Brijuni, and the Veliki Brijun and Vanga island were his favorites.

Tito was a distinguished statesman and one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. The former president of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia hosted numerous heads of state and party leaders on Brijuni. Brijuni were one of the influential centers of world politics.