About this place
The building harmonises perfectly with all the park compositions. Full of romantic motifs, this charming relict park was laid out almost 130 years ago. The Balioz estate occupies a dominant position above the village and the surrounding area.
Balioz Estate
Balioz: Chișinău - Ivancea: 46 km
The Balioz mansion is a place that draws attention with its unusual appearance. The towering tops of coniferous trees create a sense of strangeness, which comes from the fact that such a concentration of these plants is not typical for Moldova. The park's composition includes both vegetation and minor architectural structures – artificial hills and fountains. Rare plants from various countries can be found on the estate: Crimean boxwood, Chinese wisteria, Siberian cedar, and the ginkgo tree, known among the people as the tree of happiness. In the park, alongside ornamental plantings, there are also fruit trees; moreover, a wonderful orchard located behind the estate building occupies a little less than half of the entire territory. One side of the boyar house is adorned with an avenue of chestnut trees, the other with a hedge of Chinese wisteria. These avenues separate the decorative park from the orchard.
From 1852 to 1913 the estate was owned by the Balioz family, who built the manor estate. Karabet Arțilovici Balioz, an Armenian by origin who once served as keeper of keys for Prince Manuk-Bey, began construction of this house in 1852, but the house was only fully completed 21 years later. Warehouses, cellars, barns, a stable, an icehouse, a mill, a forge, a greenhouse, a carriage house and a three-storey observation tower were built on the estate. Unfortunately, Balioz himself did not get to live in the main manor house, as he died shortly before construction was completed in 1872. According to the architectural plan, the Balioz house surpasses all the houses of the gentry of that time, although it differs from other boyar estates in the simplicity of its overall style.
