The Potemkine staircase (gigantskaya): immortalized by Serguei Eisenstein in his film " the Potemkine battleship " (1925), during the famous scene of the pram tumbling down the staircase. It is placed under the friendly look of the "bronze duke" as is called the statue of the duke of Richelieu by the inhabitants of Odessa. The statue is Ivan Martos's work, made in 1828.

The Primorsky boulevard: the favourite meeting place of the inhabitants of Odessa, created by the Italian F. Boffo, is a charming walk in the shade of plane trees and a very pleasant place in evenings summer.

The city hall: located in the extremity is of the boulevard Primorsky this white building of neo-classic style was originally the palace of the stock exchange, then the former regional Soviet. In front of the left wing of the building is exposed cannon taken to the English during the French-English bombardment of the city in 1854, during the war of Crimea. Nearby, is the bust of the famous Russian poet Alexander Pouchkin.

The Vorontsov palace: built by the Italian architect Boffo, this palace was the residence of the third governor of Odessa the count Mikhaïl Vorontsov. Behind the palace you will have of the terrace, an open view on the port of the city.

The Catherine's square, nowadays square of the sailors of the Potemkine: originally was there the statue of Catherine II, which was unbolted in 1920 by the Bolsheviks and replaced by a bust of Karl Marx, before the inauguration of the statue of the sailors of the Potemkine in 1960. A few metres farther extends the park Chevtchenko. Arches lined with a row of artillery pieces, are the vestiges of the fortress built in XVIIIth century to defend the citie's road.

The city centre: in the street Langeron is the main entrance of the opera of Odessa. In 1803 the architect Frapolli is in charge to build an opera on order of Richelieu. It will be inaugurated in 1809. The opera is ravaged by a fire in 1873. Its reconstruction will be put in charge on two Viennese architects F. Fellner and G. Helmer. The works will last ten years from 1883 till 1893. The opinions on the architectural style of this work are rather lukewarm. The street of De Ribas: this artery and the adjacent streets concentrate all the bars and the restaurants connected by the old square, as well as by the numerous stores. In the city centre, buildings of XIXth century with two or three floors, were replaced little by little between 1890 and 1910 by buildings of hausmannian style with six or seven floors. At the right of the street De Ribas, is the municipal garden hosting musicians, painters, caricaturists and stalls of all kinds loaded with souvenirs.

The passage: commercial gallery built in 1898. The building of neo-baroque style hosts about twenty shops as well as the Passage hotel.

Beaches: the beaches of Odessa extend in the South of the city over twenty kilometres. The beach Langeron, is accessible by walking from the city. The beach of Otrada, is accessible from the boulevard of the French and a little farther, is the beach of the dolphin. The beaches of the Arkadia district are the best fitted out places and if formerly it was the place of residence of well off citizens (luxurious villas testify of it) it is now the Mecca of the night-life of Odessa with its numerous bars, restaurants and its outdoor discotheques with suggestive names such as Ithaca, Ibiza etc....The beach of Louzanovka is located 6 km north of the city, on the other side of the bay. It is very pleasant and accessible by flyboat or by tram.

The Catacombs: these galleries dug to extract the necessary rock for the construction of Odessa, extend over several hundreds of kilometres under the city. They were alternately the dens of smugglers and of the partisans during the second world war. They also hosts any sorts of warehouses. Certain rooms are now museums.

In approximately 50 km south of Odessa, is the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovski. Built in the mouth of the Dniester by the Greeks in the VIth century BC, the ancient city of Tyra is considered among the most old towns of the world classified by UNESCO in the world heritage of the humanity. To assure the defence of this strategic city, king Etienne II of Moldavia made build a fortress in the XIIIth century. Its construction extended over 200 years. It is one of the biggest defensive work which counts the country.

Our agency will provided you a detailed guide (address, prices, opening hours...) of all the museums that counts Odessa, as well as churches, synagogues and other places presenting a tourist interest. We will also speak to you about the old popular suburbs such as Novaya Slobodka and Peresyp or Moldavanka which was formerly the Jewish district of the city, the fief of Michka Yaponchik, legendary bandit depicts by Isaac Babel in his " stories of Odessa " under the name of Benia Krik " king of thieves ".