Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater
1. Chaikovsky Street
Odessa Opera Theater is one of the most significant cultural monuments in Eastern Europe and the oldest opera house in Ukraine. It was built in the 19th century according to the project of Austrian architects. It is still not inferior in its beauty and technology to the best theaters in the world.
Odessa Passage
33, Deribasivska Street
Deribasovskaya is the most famous and popular street in Odessa. But the Passage is rightfully considered a true work of art. The historic hotel of the 19th century with an indoor shopping arcade is now a cozy place to stay and is highly revered by the locals. Here you can enjoy the elegance of architecture and have a cup of aromatic coffee.
Potemkin Stairs
Primorsky Boulevard
This huge staircase was built in the middle of the 19th century as a necessity for the workers of the seaport. But later it became one of the main and outstanding symbols of the city.
The Potemkin Staircase is captured in one of the most significant feature films of all time - "Battleship Potemkin".
At the moment staircase has 192 steps, but every tourist is committed to still count them by themselves.
We suggest you ask the locals about the philosophy underlying reason of this construction. Rest assured, you will hear many interesting legends.
Shevchenko Park
Marazliyivska Street
n addition to a pleasant promenade among the dense greenery of the park, you will surely find there a lot of entertainment for any mood. Starting from historical military constructions of the 18th century to modern lounge and entertainment areas.
The park is also equipped for various sports. For people of all ages and interests, there is a bike path, a football stadium, a skate park, as well as outdoor yoga classes.
Here are the top places to visit in Shevchenko park:
Green Theatre
Open-air amphitheater in Odessa. It was built in 1936. Reconstructed in the summer of 2015 into a functioning summer open-air area with a stage, a lecture hall, an eco-space, a food court, an open-air coworking and recreation area for citizens. Stay tuned with upcoming concerts, fair-markets and master classes.
amusement park
This is an entertainment area in Shevchenko Park, which includes a Ferris wheel, a variety of attractions for the whole family, children's carousels and labyrinths. At the guests' service: Ferris wheel, Roller coaster, Panic room, Tornado, House of horrors, racetrack, carousels and attractions for children and adults, trampoline, Labyrinth and much more.
STADIUM CHERNOMORETS
Football stadium, the largest in the south of Ukraine; home arena of the FC Chornomorets. The stadium is located in the historical center of the city, near a steep cliff to the Odessa Bay. It currently accommodates over 34 thousand visitors. Sometimes it is a platform for the largest concerts in the city.
Monument to the Unknown Sailor
memorial complex immortalizing the memory of Soviet sailors who died in the defense and liberation of Odessa during World War II. The memorial includes a 21 meter high red granite obelisk, to which the Walk of Fame leads. The Eternal Flame is burning at the foot of the obelisk.
Lanzheron beach
The most popular beach in Odessa is the famous Lanzheron, immortalized in songs about this amazing city. This beach is located very close to the historic city center. A picturesque embankment with palm trees, fountains, geysers, benches and beautiful evening illumination has been created on Lanzheron.
Vorontsov Lighthouse
Odessa Sea Port
The lighthouse was first built back in 1845 and has since been rebuilt and refurbished many times. Initially, the lighthouse was made of wood, but in 1863 a new cast-iron lighthouse was built in its place.
It existed for about 80 years, until in 1941 it was destroyed by Soviet troops in order to disorient the attacking enemy.
In 1954, the lighthouse was restored, or rather, rebuilt. It is this 26-meter tower that you can now observe in the water area of the Odessa seaport.
Transfiguration Cathedral
3, Soborna Square
The cathedral is located in the middle of the Sobornaya Square of Odessa, next to the building of the cathedral there is a fountain-monument in honor of the opening of the city water supply system and a monument to the Novorossiysk and Bessarabian Governor-General Vorontsov. The cathedral, in the course of its architectural development, reflected the level of development of Odessa: being a small religious building at the beginning of the 19th century, it became one of the largest cathedrals of the Russian Empire, and at the beginning of the 20th century and one of the largest churches in Ukraine.
Witch house
4 Vorontsovskiy lane
Features of architecture and placement of a triangular house in the plan lead to the fact that in some angles it seems to consist of only one wall.
