Thus Odessa…

What do you know about this marvelous city?

Do you often have an opportunity to discover an approximately one million city with rich history and with hundreds of sights impossibly to observe in one day? Then listen….

Odessa was founded in 1794 year by Catherine the Great. The city's name came about as a result of error.

It meant to be named after the ancient Greek city Odessos or Ordissos, which was believed to have been founded in the vicinity.

Actually, it was somewhere near the present day town of Varna in Bulgaria. But Catherine the Great preferred "Adessa -"as it is pronounced by the Russians and Ukrainians.

Odessa is referred as "the Pearl of Black Sea", "Southern Palmira", "Odessa-Mama" is the 3rd largest city in Ukraine and the largest city along the Black sea.

Odessa's mild climate, warm waters and sunlit beaches attract hundred thousands of tourists year around. Its shady lanes, beautiful lightly pastel building and cozy squares impart to the city a certain air of intimacy.

Odessa is simply enchanting with its marvelous architecture.

Odessa's history as a thriving enterprise has left the city with some splendid architecture from the8th and 19th centuries and multifaceted, irrepressible spirit.

Some buildings display a carious mixture of different styles, such as distinct French architecture with a distinct Russian flavor.

Its stately classical architecture is set on orderly planned streets which are surrounded with green space, giving the city an air of elegance.

Odessa has a flourishing theatre life there are seven theatres, a philharmonic orchestra, circus, and the Opera and Ballet theatre.

We would like to advise you visiting the Opera and Ballet Theatre which is on beauty of an interior enters into the four of the most beautiful theatres of the world. Walking Seaside parkway, Potemkinskaya stairs and Primorsky blvd., Sea Port, Deribasovskaya street, visiting of Nikol church and Catacombs.

There are countless sport and leisure facilities, including tennis courts, saddle-horses and swimming-pools with sea water, fitness centers, table-tennis, mini-golf, volleyball and billiard sites, air clubs for extreme persons, outdoor karting, bowling as well as steam -baths, saunas, beauty farm, disco-clubs, excursion service and lots more to promote active recreation.

You can also enjoy there as the famous Ukrainian cuisine that is considered the most delicious and delectable world-wide as the refined European cuisine and the exotic mixture of Japanese and Chinese flavoring traditions as well.

There are a great deal of the different restaurants, that present such multinational cuisines as Italian, French, Jewish, Ukrainian, Russian.

Odessa is a fusion of East and West, where rich ancient traditions meld with the entertainments of a gleaming modern city.

It is a city of contrast, where pristine buildings sit side by side with sophisticated night - clubs and with all kinds of the entertainment centers.

Come to visit Odessa -a legendary city of romance, attractions, art and humor,-a place on the Black Sea coast where new and old, mingle in unforgettable splendor and where surprises await you at every corner, the city with unique individuality and one of the most touristy destinations in Ukraine.

With so much Odessa to see and to do and discover, every day is a day to fall in love with the city!
Welcome, Odessa is awaiting you!