Odessa is a big city-port located in the south of Ukraine. It lies at the Black Sea shore and is famous for the combination of beauty and economical power. Odessa is a big industrial city with about 1 million inhabitants, but in the same time it is a great resort with sunny beaches, warm sea and a special way of life.

Vorontsov Palace, located in Odessa on the Primorsky Boulevard, is the monument of architecture of the early XIX century. It was built on the edge of the seaside hill, on the place of the former Turkish fortress Hadzhibey in 1827 by architect F.K. Baffo in the Empire style. The palace has always attracted the attention of residents and visitors of the city. In 1837 it was visited by the famous poet V. A. Zhukovsky, who admired the beauty of the building and the rich library, which was later donated to the University of Odessa, where it is located for today under the name of “Vorontsov Fund”.

Monument to Duke de Richelieu, located in Odessa on the Primorsky Boulevard, is a bronze statue of a full-length dedicated to Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, Duke de Richelieu, who made a solid contribution to the development of the city. The monument is directed to the sea, in front of it there are Potemkin Stairs, behind - the two buildings forming a square.

Rome has its famous catacombs and so does Paris. But the city with the largest network of underground tunnels is undoubtedly Odessa, Ukraine. Its 2,500 kilometers eclipses the 300 kilometers found in Rome and the 500 kilometers in Paris. Get lost here and you'll be eating rats until you die a dark lonely death.

Odessa is famous for Potemkin Stair which today consists of 192 steps. It connects the center of a city with a harbour and a marine station. Its length is 142 meters. It was projected in 1825 by an architect Franchesko Boffo. But it was built in 1838. Erosion gradually destroyed Stairs, and in 1933 sandstone was changed to pink and grey granite, and grounds were covered with asphalt. It was changing the names connected with a history of Odessa reason – Boulevard stair, before Seafront stair, Rishel’evskaya stair They were named in honor of the masterpiece of world cinema, the movie "Battleship Potemkin". In 2007 Potemkin Stairs were recognized as one of the most beautiful in Europe.

The building of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre is one of the greatest architectural monuments of Ukraine and one of the most beautiful theaters in the world. Opera is a real jewel of Odessa, which worthy enters the list of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Learn more about this monument of architecture and art.

All major attractions are concentrated in the center of Odessa city, and we will start our online journey via Odessa from the Greek square. After a total renovation in 2005, the square became more beautiful and comfortable. Here were opened the two fountains and put benches.

Odessa sea port is located on the Black Sea coast in the Gulf of Odessa. It is a major trading port of international importance; it has one of the largest passenger terminals in Europe and is regarded as the main cruise port in Ukraine. Port includes more than 6 harbors, and in the Russian Empire Odessa port was the second of traffic.

Ukraine’s only and world’s oldest mud resort, “Kuyalnik” is situated on the shores of Kuyalnik estuary (13 km from center of Odessa). Especially valuable sulfide-silt mud, brine and mineral water are the main medicinal factors of the resort. Kuyalnik mud is recognized to be a model since it contains a complex of biological substances, macro- and microelements, it is conducive to decreasing the inflammations, stimulates the protective and adaptive reactions, renews the functions of the damaged organs and systems. “Kuyalnik” mineral water is successfully used in healing gastrointestinal tract diseases.

Odessa Cathedral, aka Odessa Transfiguration Church, is the largest Orthodox Church in Odessa, laid down in 1794, consecrated in 1808, destroyed in 1936, re-consecrated after the restoration in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2010. Orthodox Cathedral is located in the center of Cathedral Square, next to the building of the temple there is a monument to Prince Vorontsov and the fountain-monument in honor of the city water supply.