Manor of Zamfir Ralli, one of the most active leaders in Basarabia in the beginning of the XIX., famous not so much by its masters, but by many famous guests: during his basarabian exil Alexander Pushkin lived here for some time.

   Family Rally was very progressive for its time. Its head, Zamfir Ralli-Arbore, arrived in Moldova from Wallachia and voluntarily adopted Russian citizenship. His wife, Smaranda, belonged to an ancient family, fellowships of Stefan cel Mare.

   Secular salon Rally was one of the finest in Moldova, so that it is not surprising that the exiled metropolitan poet became frequenter. He became friends with one of Rally five sons, Ivan, in whose apartment in Chisinau he spent most of his time.

   It namely belonged to Ivan the idea to immortalize in Dolna the memory of Alexander. To the 50-th anniversary of his birth, he built a new church in the village and rebuilt the old paternal homestead. But the real museum on the estate was opened only in 1946. The majority of exhibits for the museum were brought from St. Petersburg and Chisinau. Of the original documents relating to the Pushkin's life and family Rally, in the museum there are stored only letters of Rally juniors and the will of the head of the family.

   Due to concerns of local residents and the patronage of the President, the estate is in excellent condition, all of its exhibits have been preserved, and now it is a branch of the museum from Chisinau "Pushkin House".

    In addition to the estate, in Dolna the tourists will be offered to visit the meadow and spring of Zemfira, named in honor of the gypsy baron’s daughter, which struck by her beauty the young Alexander Sergeevich and inspired him in the poem "Gypsies".

• Address: Dolna village, Straseni District, Telephone: (+373 22) 24 26 53, 24 04 40