Panoramic city tour includes the main hightlights: Potemkin Steps, the monument to Duke de Richelieu, Deribassovska street, monumemnt to A. Pushkin, the Opera and Ballet Theatre etc.

The monument to Duke de Richelieu. Duke de Richelieu, French nobleman, soldier, and statesman who, as premier of France, obtained the withdrawal of the Allied occupation army from France. Earlier, he had served Russia as governor of Odessa and was notable for his progressive administration there. The monument to Duc de Richelieu designed by Melnikov and Martos with bas reilefs depicting agriculture, trade and justice ornamenting the pedestal of the bronze statue of Richelieu overlooking the port and stairs.

The Potemkin Steps are a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea. Sure, each city has its own place of mostly pronounced originality. For Odessa, no doubt, it will be Potemkin Stairs. The stairs leading from Prymorsky Boulevard down to the sea were constructed from 1837 through 1841 to the design of the architect F. Bofford. This imposing monument numbers 192 stairs arranged in ten flights and flanked by two-meters thick parapets. The difference in width between the highest (13.4 m) and the lowest (21.6 m) flights produces an optical illusion that enhances the grandeur of the structure. Originally, the stairs were faced with grey Trieste sandstone With time, however, the sandstone weathered and was replaced with granite. The famous Potemkin Stairs serve as a symbol of the city. The stairs name was taken from the battleship Potemkin and were to be later memorialized in the famous film of that name by the Russian producer Sergei Eizenstein.

Deribasovskaya Street is the walking street that is the heart of Odessa with it's many cafes, shops, and restaurants. The Passage Hotel building is particularly notable for it's fabulous design and sculptures inside the atrium passage itself located at the north end of the street.

Monument to A. Pushkin. The Odessa period of Pushkin's art was a frutful one. During 13 months of his staying here the great poet begun to work under "Tzigans" poem, wrote "The fountain of Bakhchisaray" and two chapters of "Eugene Onegin" novel. The odessits honoured the memory of the talented artist; now one of the main street of the city is named after Alexander Pushkin. The monument to Alexander Pushkin, located just opposite the Municipal Building, was unveiled in 1889. A bronze bust of the great poet was modelled by the sculptor Zh. Polonskaya. A granite pedestal is given the form of a truncated pyramid edges. Water jetting from the fishes' mouths flows down into the shell-shaped bowis of iron placed on the granite stylobate.

The Opera and Ballet Theatre is entitled to be called the elder among a great number of cultural institutions. The building of Odessa Opera and Ballet House was built in 1887 in the style of Vienna "baroque". There is a sculptural group over the front, portraying one of the muse – a patroness of art – Melpomena. She is sitting in the chariot, harnessed by the four furious panthers, which were subdued her. A little bit lower there are sculptural groups from the ancient mythology subjects. The most beautiful part of the building - is its hall. Its architecture is maintaines in "rococo" style.

The Theatre itself is interesting not only by us architecture, but by its rich creative biography. The great merit in the development of musical culture in the south of our country belongs, to this theatre.

There are 25 operas, such as "Carmen", "Aida", "Il Trovatore", "La Traviata", "Cavaleria Rusticana", "I Pagliacci", "Iolanta", "Madam Batterfly", Rigoletto", and others are in the repertoire of theatre. The theatre opera singers were appearing on the stages of Spain, Italy, France, Finland, Japan, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Belgium, Greece and the individual opera soloists – practically in all the countries of the world.

Fine Arts Museum. This museum is located in the former private residence of Count Pototsky, which was purchased by the city and inaugurated in 1899. The 26 halls host a variety of intriguing exhibits – from ancient icons to modern art. Kiprensky, Topinin, Ayvazovsky, Vrubel, Roerich, Benua and Levitan are just some of masters whose art adorns the museum’s walls. Under the main body of the building there is a vast grotto with a vaulted ceiling. It imitates the natural cave with an artificial waterfall. A part of the underground passages, which has an exit to the vast park which slopes gently to the sea, has been preserved. Nowadays the grotto is opened for visitors.

Literary Odessa. For the two hundred year's existence Odessa has found the richest literary history connected to names of A.Pushkin, N.Gogol, A.Ostrovskiy, V.Korolenko, I.Bunin, A.Kuprin, A.Mitskevich, M.Tven, Sholom-Aleyhem, V.Kataev and many, many other writers, poets, playwrights. They have embodied on pages of the products bright instants of a history of city, its labour, cultural, literary life, traditions, customs, habits - all that forms " local colour ".

The Odessa Literature Museum. The museum was set up in 1977 in the Palace og Counts Garagins. The palace, built in the 19th century was later donated to the Odessa Literature and Theatrical Association. The collection of the museum amounts to 40,000 exhibits. It represents the works by Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Jewish, Bulgarian etc. writers and illustrates their links with Odessa. The list includes about 300 names.

Panoramic city tour includes the main hightlights: Potemkin Steps, the monument to Duke de Richelieu, Deribassovska street, monumemnt to A. Pushkin, the Opera and Ballet Theatre etc.

The monument to Duke de Richelieu. Duke de Richelieu, French nobleman, soldier, and statesman who, as premier of France, obtained the withdrawal of the Allied occupation army from France. Earlier, he had served Russia as governor of Odessa and was notable for his progressive administration there. The monument to Duc de Richelieu designed by Melnikov and Martos with bas reilefs depicting agriculture, trade and justice ornamenting the pedestal of the bronze statue of Richelieu overlooking the port and stairs.

The Potemkin Steps are a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea. Sure, each city has its own place of mostly pronounced originality. For Odessa, no doubt, it will be Potemkin Stairs. The stairs leading from Prymorsky Boulevard down to the sea were constructed from 1837 through 1841 to the design of the architect F. Bofford. This imposing monument numbers 192 stairs arranged in ten flights and flanked by two-meters thick parapets. The difference in width between the highest (13.4 m) and the lowest (21.6 m) flights produces an optical illusion that enhances the grandeur of the structure. Originally, the stairs were faced with grey Trieste sandstone With time, however, the sandstone weathered and was replaced with granite. The famous Potemkin Stairs serve as a symbol of the city. The stairs name was taken from the battleship Potemkin and were to be later memorialized in the famous film of that name by the Russian producer Sergei Eizenstein.

Deribasovskaya Street is the walking street that is the heart of Odessa with it's many cafes, shops, and restaurants. The Passage Hotel building is particularly notable for it's fabulous design and sculptures inside the atrium passage itself located at the north end of the street.

Monument to A. Pushkin. The Odessa period of Pushkin's art was a frutful one. During 13 months of his staying here the great poet begun to work under "Tzigans" poem, wrote "The fountain of Bakhchisaray" and two chapters of "Eugene Onegin" novel. The odessits honoured the memory of the talented artist; now one of the main street of the city is named after Alexander Pushkin. The monument to Alexander Pushkin, located just opposite the Municipal Building, was unveiled in 1889. A bronze bust of the great poet was modelled by the sculptor Zh. Polonskaya. A granite pedestal is given the form of a truncated pyramid edges. Water jetting from the fishes' mouths flows down into the shell-shaped bowis of iron placed on the granite stylobate.

The Opera and Ballet Theatre is entitled to be called the elder among a great number of cultural institutions. The building of Odessa Opera and Ballet House was built in 1887 in the style of Vienna "baroque". There is a sculptural group over the front, portraying one of the muse – a patroness of art – Melpomena. She is sitting in the chariot, harnessed by the four furious panthers, which were subdued her. A little bit lower there are sculptural groups from the ancient mythology subjects. The most beautiful part of the building - is its hall. Its architecture is maintaines in "rococo" style.

Fine Arts Museum. This museum is located in the former private residence of Count Pototsky, which was purchased by the city and inaugurated in 1899. The 26 halls host a variety of intriguing exhibits - from ancient icons to modern art. Kiprensky, Topinin, Ayvazovsky, Vrubel, Roerich, Benua and Levitan are just some of masters whose art adorns the museum’s walls. Under the main body of the building there is a vast grotto with a vaulted ceiling. It imitates the natural cave with an artificial waterfall. A part of the underground passages, which has an exit to the vast park which slopes gently to the sea, has been preserved. Nowadays the grotto is opened for visitors.

Bilgorod-Dnistrovska Fortress 13-15th centuries. The fortress has no equal in Ukraine, being most dramatic medieval monument. It is located on the high bank of the Dniester estuary on the foundations of the antique town of Tira (5th c. B.C.). In 1433-1454 the fortifications were renovated to include round towers connected with high ramparts to form enclosed citadel with inner courtyards.

From three sides the fortress was surrounded with moast 10 metres wide, which were linked by the locks with estuary. Within centuries the walls and towers were continuously renovated to ensure the defence from different amaments. After 1812 the fortress continued to be the pillar of the south frontier defence system of the Russian empire at least 20 years onwards.

Alongside with other sites – Armenian and Greek churches of the 13th–14th centuries, vestiges of the Greek ancient city of Tira, the medieval fortress adds to the fame of Bilgorod-Dnistrovskyi, the ancient town, founded 2 500 years ago.

Shabo - a famous resort and spa area - is located 70 km from Odessa and 5 kilometers from the resort Zatoka. Here harmoniously boundless sea surface of the Black Sea and the waters of the Dniester estuary. Connoisseurs insist that the connection steppe air and mild marine climate of the south of Ukraine is a true elixir ofhealth.

Grapes are grown in the twelfth century. A famous shabskoe settlement about 200 years ago founded the French-Swiss settlers. Since ancient times, Chabot - pearl of the Ukrainian wine making. "Company Shabo is an example of modern wine-making complex. It is the unique sandy soil and 1000 hectares of own wine yards, a huge warehouse with total area of 100002 meters modern European equipment for grape processing".

Tasting carte for standard tours:

1. Shabo Classic Chardonnay, varietal white dry table wine

2. Shabo Classic Cabernet, varietal red dry table wine

3. Shabo Classic White Semisweet, varietal white semisweet table wine

4. Shabo Classic Red Semisweet, varietal red semisweet table wine

5. Shabo Muscat, white semisweet sparkling wine

6. Shabo Classic Bianco, white dessert vermouth

7. Shabo V.S., ordinary Ukrainian brandy three stars

8. Shabo Proba No 1, grape vodka

Jewish heritage of Odessa. In ancient times Odessa was known as the third world's city by jewish population. That is why nowadays the city has a lot of sights tightly connected with the history of these people. You will see the Jewish hospital, the old Haskalah centre, the houses where famous writers and founders of Zionism used to live, the Holocaust Memorial, the place of the death camp Bogdanovka. You feel the atmosphere of the city where on the eve of World War I one third of the population were jewish and spoke Yiddish. During the excursion you will visit the Synagogues, Migdal society and the museum founded by this society.

Catacombes of Odessa. Odessa is located on land that millions of years ago was covered by the Black Sea. Shells of mollusks combined and formed light yellow shell rock. Examining any of this rock, a person can see that it is composed of millions of shells. Sandstone was both the foundation for the city and a primary building material. Easy to dig through, the sandstone allowed for the construction an estimated 2,000 kilometers of labyrinths stretching out under the city. Nearly the entire older section of Odessa is built with this stone.

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