Olvia • Mykolaiv
Olvia
Olvia • Mykolaiv
‘Olvia’ is a national historical and archaeological conservation area, located in the Mykolaiv region, not far from Ochakiv. Located at the place of an ancient Greek colony, which was built in the 6th century BC and was one of the largest ancient city-states on the northern Black Sea coast. Spacious steppes, estuaries merged with the sea, springs struggling to make their way through the bottom of

Prince Vorontsov Palace • Odesa (110 km.)
Prince Vorontsov Palace
Prince Vorontsov Palace • Odesa (110 km.)
Odesa is famous for the multitude of magnificent buildings in 'royal' Empire style, which make up its unique and very attractive look. One of the brightest architectural monuments is rightly considered the Vorontsov Palace - the manor-residence of the Novorossiysk Governorate's governor-general, Prince Mikhail Vorontsov, whose twenty-year-long cadence is called the Southern Palmyra's golden age. T

Monument to Duke de Richelieu • Odesa (110 km.)
Monument to Duke de Richelieu
Monument to Duke de Richelieu • Odesa (110 km.)
Duke de Richelieu was an eminent personality who played significant role in Odesa's formation and development, and his statue that rises atop the legendary Potemkin Stairs is one of the Southern Palmyra's most famous symbols. The list of de Richelieu's great services to this southern town, which he called the best pearl in the Russia's crown, is endless. Being governor of Odesa and then its govern

DneproGES • Zaporizhzhia (253 km.)
DneproGES
DneproGES • Zaporizhzhia (253 km.)
This unique hydropower construction is (along with Khortytsia) the symbol of Zaporizhzhia . DneproGES is the oldest hydroelectric power station on the Dnieper River; during its early years, it was the largest in Europe. Today, it is not as powerful as many other hydroelectric stations in the world. However, it remains a familiar construction in Zaporizhzhia that embodies an entire epoch. It is sa

Zmievka • Kherson (121 km.)
Zmievka
Zmievka • Kherson (121 km.)
Located close to Kherson, Zmievka is the only Swedish village in Eastern Europe. This peculiar settlement is called the Little Europe in southern Ukraine, and it is known as a center of national and cultural diversity. Besides Swedes, representatives of 15 cultural heritages live here, including Germans, Finns, Poles, and Jews. The history of this unusual village began in the late 18th century, w

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Akkerman fortress)
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, which recently celebrated its 2500th anniversary, is considered to be the oldest town in Ukraine. Along with Rome and Athens, it is among the ten most ancient towns in the world. For the majority of tourists, the town’s man attraction is the - Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi(Akkerman) fortress. It is the biggest fortress in the country, and a unique monument to the defensive architec

Khortytsia • Zaporizhzhia (250 km.)
Khortytsia
Khortytsia • Zaporizhzhia (250 km.)
Khortytsia is the heart of Zaporizhzhia, rightfully attracting the most people to the region. It is the biggest island on the Dnieper River and the subject of many myths and legends. The island is famous for its unique nature and interesting archeological findings. The traces of many cultures and epochs are interwoven here: in the past, Khortytsia was a home for Scythians, Sarmates, Pechenegs, and

Odesa's Catacombs • Odesa (114 km.)
Odesa's Catacombs
Odesa's Catacombs • Odesa (114 km.)
This is the most mysterious sight in all of southern Palmyra. Located under Odesa and its suburbs, the catacombs are a real underground town with a web of crossed underground passages and labyrinths, which have been created by both nature and people. The labyrinth is the most entangled and the longest in the world: today their length is estimated to be 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles). Most of the