Located in the historic center of Odesa, the stunning building of Odessa Philharmonic is one of the most beautiful in the city. It is considered outstanding architectural masterpiece that creates the inimitable façade of the Southern Palmira. It is rightly included in the Top-10 of the most interesting sights in the city. The Odesa Philharmonic wasn’t the only owner of the luxurious building. It w

Situated in popular resort district, Bolshoy Fontan, the architectural ensemble of Dormition Monastery is one of the oldest and most famous cultic sights in Odesa. Its foundation in the early 19th century was preceded by tragic events. The territory of the monastery earlier belonged to Moldavian landowner, Alexander Teutelu, which had a mansion with a large farm here. Once, in the evening, the own

Located in the historic part of Odesa, the House with Atlants is a monument of architecture. It is included in the Top-4 of the most beautiful buildings in the city and it is rightly considered one of the key sights of the Southern Palmira. Built at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries, the stunning building, which has become the true city’s adornment, was commissioned by German family, Falz-Fein,

Located in the former cinema Druzhba, the theater “House of Clowns” is a unique cultural project of the famous Odesa-based comic troupe «Maski», one of the most recognizable brands of the Southern Palmira. Today, the decade-old House of Clowns is considered one of the city’s sights and it is popular among Odesa citizens and tourists alike. The original theatrical plays are composed of Italian comm

Located in the very heart of Odesa, the seaport is one of the city’s visit cards and a starting point for the major part of the tourist itineraries. The Port of Odesa impresses with its size: it is one of the busiest cargo and passenger ports in Eastern Europe, and it houses one of the largest passenger terminals that is reckoned to be an individual attraction of the Southern Palmyra. The whole

The Odesa Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest in Ukraine. Located in the very center of the city, the museum space is housed in a splendid building, constructed in Neo-Greek style in the middle of XIX century. Thanks to incredibly rich collection of unique antiquities, the Archaeological Museum is a real treasury, which keeps safe priceless cultural heritage. It is also included in the top-

Local residents state that Odesa starts from Privoz. And it is really so. It is the largest and the most famous food market in Ukraine that is situated in the Southern Palmyra's historical center near bus and train station and reckons among Odesa's main sights on par with Primorsky Boulevard and Potemkin Stairs. You can't discover Odesa in full, if you fail to visit this bright, loud and incredibl

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

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