Pushkin Museum • Odesa
Pushkin Museum
Pushkin Museum • Odesa
The museum of Russia’s most famous poet Alexander Pushkin is located in the building of the former Hotel du Nord. In the early 19th century, the influential Odesan merchant Sharl Sikar owned the building. It was this hotel that Pushkin stayed in when he came to southern Palmira in 1823, after the Tsar exiled him from Moscow for his freedom-loving ideas. The great Russian poet spent thirteen month

Vilkovo • Odesa
Vilkovo
Vilkovo • Odesa
This unique town - the gem of the lower Danube River - is located on the border of Ukraine and Romania at the picturesque confluence of the Danube and the Black Sea. At this place, one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe breaks into several branches that form a sort of fork. It is from here that the village gets its name (‘vilka’ means ‘fork’ in Russian) given to the city by Russians and runawa

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

Arts Museum • Odesa
Arts Museum
Arts Museum • Odesa
Odesa’s Arts Museum has one of the richest and the most interesting collections of artworks in the country. It is located at the very center of Odesa, in the town’s most beautiful building – the ancient Pototsky Palace. This unique architectural monument was built in 1826, designed by the well-known Italian architect Francesco Boffo in the style of Russian classicism. The building’s first owner wa

Odesa’s Beaches
As any other seaside town, bestowed with favorable climate and nature, Odesa is famous for its resorts, which are ideal for a wide variety of recreation and health improvement. The best known among Odesa’s numerous beaches are ‘Arcadia,’ ‘Otrada,’ and ‘Lanzheron.’ Arcadia is considered to be one of the main attractions of southern Palmira. The majority of Ukraine’s famous sanatoriums are concentr

Opera House • Odesa
Opera House
Opera House • Odesa
The Odesa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet is a real gem of 19th century European architecture, and one of Odesa’s main treasures. This theater, which strikes the eye with its beauty and grandeur, is among the town’s oldest cultural institutions. Built in the Viennese baroque style and considered to be one of the world’s most wondrous theaters, the opera house is famous not just for

Odesa's Catacombs
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

The Cathedral of the Savior’s Transfiguration
It is one of Odesa’s largest and most important spiritual symbols. Over its tragic history, the temple, which stands on the Cathedral Square, played an important role in the town’s development and its sacral architecture. The cathedral was founded in 1795 – at the same time as Odesa’s port – and was consecrated in 1808. At first, it was a small religious building, but a hundred years later, it be

The Potemkin Stairs
The Potemkin Stairs (Potemkinskaya Lestnitsa) – one of Odesa’s trademarks – is rightfully acknowledged as one of the most beautiful staircases in Europe, and Odesa’s residents proudly call it the eighth wonder of the world. This monumental architectural installation, which connects the town center to the port, was created in 1841. Italian architect Francesco Boffo designed it at the request of No
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