Odessa

Odessa

Odessa is one of Ukraine's important economical centres which has a large sea port, developed industry, a resort and recreation complex and well developed transport, financial and social infrastructures.

The city is situated on the Black Sea's north-western shore, on the trading routes from Central and Northern Europe to the Middle East and Asia. The international transport route 9 which connects Finland, Russia, Lithuania, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, passes through Odessa.

Odessa's port is the largest one in Ukraine: it handles 20 million load tons a year. It has a total shoreline length of 8 km and the harbour accepts vessels of up to 250 meters long. The are connections with over 600 ports in 100 different countries. There are also passenger ferries connecting Odessa with Turkey and Greece.

The city has an international airport with connections to many cities in Ukraine and CIS as well as countries of Western Europe, Asia and Africa.

Because Odessa is a key trade center, The National Bank of Ukraine has a branch there. So do over 30 banks, 27 insurance companies and the Ukrainian fund stock exchange.

Underground Odessa

Most of the city's 19th century houses were built of limestone mined nearby. Abandoned mines were later used and expanded by local smugglers. This created a gigantic complicated labyrinth of underground tunnels beneath Odessa, known as the "catacombs". They are a now a great attraction for adventurous tourists. Such tours, however, are not officially approved and are dangerous because the layout of the catacombs has not been fully mapped and some of the tunnels are unsafe. The tunnels are the primary reason why a subway system was never built in Odessa.

What to see in Odessa

Of course, first of all you should go to the port. There you can enjoy the fascinating sight of the Black Sea. The beaches in Odessa are sandy and the piers going into the see are usually swarming with local fisherman (and fisherwomen!). You can taste what they caught at one of the numerous kiosks that offer dried salted fish. You can take a cruise on a boat from the port as well and on the way back to the city you will walk the famous Potemkin stairs. Afterwards, we recommend to visit one of the museums listed below. In the evening you can visit the Odessa Opera or at least see the opera theater building which is very beautiful. Odessa is a very lively city and in the center there are plentiful pubs and restaurants of all kinds. The main streets also feature major brand stores of clothes, shoes, sunglasses or cosmetics.

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Community

Odessa is famous both as a unique intellectual birthplace of brilliant artists, poets, writers, who represent many nations and cultures, and as a city of seafarers.To support the seafarer's wives several years ago  the “Aquarelle Women's Club” was founded.

How to get to Odessa

You can fly from Kiev for about 30 USD one way and be there in less than 2 hours. Alternatively you can take a train for less money but it will take much longer. You can check the duration and available train connection on our site (trains and buses). Finally, you can go by bus but it is not very comfortable. The ride takes about 5 hours.

Driving to Odessa is simple because there is a highway in a rather good condition from Kiev to Odessa. It will take you approximately 5 hours with one or two short stops.

Where to stay

In The City	Street	Phone	Price from
Ayvazovsky	Bunina 19	+380 487 28 97 77	86 USD
Chernoe More ****	Rishelievskaya 59	+ 380 482 30 09 04	40 USD
Continental****	Deribasovskaya 5	+ 380 482 21 03 99	125 USD
Frapolly****	Deribasovskaya 13	+ 380 048 356 800	70 USD
Londonskaya****	Primorsky Blvd. 14	+380 487 28 89 00	89 USD
Mozart ****	Lanjeronovskaya 13	+ 380 482 37 77 77	105 USD
Palladium***	Italian Blvd. 4	+ 380 487 28 77 30	75 USD
Odesskiy Dvorik Appartments	Uspenskaya 19	+ 380 487 28 75 73
Oktyabrskiy	Kanatna 31	+ 380 487 28 88 63
At The Sea
Odessa *****	Primorskaya 6a	+380 48 729 48 08	199 USD
Palace Del Mar****	Khrustalnyi 1	+ 380 482 30 19 00	120 USD
Morskoy ****	Khrustalnyi 1/1	+ 380 482 35 73 57	70 USD
Arcadia Plaza****	Posmitnogo 1	+ 380 482 30 71 00	125 USD

Odessa Museums

Museum	Street	Phone	Open
Local History	Gavannaya 4	(0482) 22 84 90	10:00 – 16:30 exc Fridays
Pushkin Museum	Pushkinskaya 13	(0482) 22 74 53	10:00 – 17:00 exc Mondays
Eastern and Western Art	Pushkinskaya 9	(0482) 22 48 15	10:00 – 18:00 exc Wednesdays
A.V.Bleshchunov Private Collection	Polskaya 19	(0482) 22 10 81	10:00 – 18:00
Îdessa Art Museum	Sofievskaya 5à	(0482) 23 82 72	10:30 – 18:00
State Literature Museum	Langeronovskaya 2	(0482) 22 33 70	10:00 - 17:00 exc Mondays
Heroic Defense Museum	Kovalevskogo 150	(0482) 44 45 27	10:00 – 18:00 exc Fridays

Theaters, circus and concert halls of Odessa

Venue	Street
State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater	Chaikovskiy 1
M. Vodyanoy Musical Comedy Theater	Panteleymonovskaya 3
V. Vasilko Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater	Pastera 15
Regional Concert Hall	Bunina 15
Regional Puppet Theater	Pastera 15a
Young Spectators' Theater	Grecheskaya 50
State Circus	Koblevskaya 25

Restaurants

Real Estate Agencies

Name	Address	Phone
LeGrand	Marazlievskaya 28	+38 (048) 777 7719
Atlanta	Ekaterininskaya 63	+38 (048) 777 8801
Alians	Academika Koroleva 56a	+38 (048) 716 9559