The city is located on the northwest coast of the Black Sea, at the crossroads of Northern and Central Europe to the Middle East and Asia. The developed network of highways, city location in the vicinity of the rivers Danube, Dniester, Southern Bug and Dnieper, as well as major seaports of Odessa, Ilyichevsk and South - in conjunction with the Odessa international airport and railway create unique favorable conditions for receiving, processing, storage and transportation, and processing of high-power passenger.
History of Odessa is unlike the history of other cities of Ukraine. The city, founded in 1794, was originally built on the European model. His father - the founder of Admiral Joseph Deribas, a distinguished military engineer Franz Devolan, Duc de Richelieu, the mayor and others, conceived not only as a major center of international trade, the largest port on the Black Sea, but also as a center of science, education and culture southern Russia vast empire. Therefore, by chance already in 1809 in Odessa, opened the first municipal theater, and in the mid-twenties Õ1Õ century - Richelieu Lyceum, on the basis of which grew Novorossiysk University.

In the theater were the best singers, musicians and theater troupes in Europe. There were shining "stars" of the European opera Adelaide Rinaldi and Angelica Catalani, Giuseppe Marini and Ekaterina Patty. In 1947, in Odessa six concerts given great Franz Liszt.

Odessa - a city with which the works of great artists, among them Ivan Aivazovsky, Kyriakos Kostandi, Wassily Kandinsky ...

World Values have the meeting of the Odessa museums. Archaeological Museum, which was launched in 1825, has a unique collections of artifacts associated with the age of antiquity, reflecting the culture of the peoples of the wild fields. Priceless treasure is its golden pantry. The exhibition and collections of the Art Museum - a superb collection of Orthodox icons, masterpieces of Russian and Ukrainian painting of the eighteenth - twentieth centuries. Museum of Western and Eastern art known for unique works by Caravaggio, Hals and other great masters.

The mild curative climate, sandy beaches and warm sea, fine spas and leisure complexes Odessa attracts, especially in the summer, a large number of tourists.

Sightseeing of Odessa.
Streets of Odessa rascherchivayut the entire city a huge grid. On them you can walk to infinity afternoon or evening, enjoying the beauty of the architecture of ancient houses and an unusually small and narrow courtyards.
Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, the second most beautiful in Europe after Vienna, heard Chaliapin singing and lst, saw performances of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.
In Odessa is famous Potemkin staircase, which has 192 steps. Serene  Prince Vorontsov, gave his wife Elizabeth ladder .
 Monastery Panteleymonovsky striking grandeur and beauty. Five cupolas of the monastery, unusual sculpturing and mosaic on the walls reflect a mixture of different architectural trends of the last century.
Starobazarny Square in the old days was a big market: in the square were sold overseas goods from around the world. Passed, the government changed and the decision of some official market closed, and in its place created a recreational park.
The building of the Odessa City Hall. A large artillery gun, taken from an ancient ship, stubbornly sent its muzzle towards the sea. People a long time it served as a symbol of protection of ports and ships.
Monument to the founder of Odessa   Richelieu, crowning the famous Potemkin stairs. Duke welcomed extends his hand coming up and submit to the court of the city, who has lived for centuries and had seen many historical moments.

Odessa sea port - a wonderful picture of a modern metropolis, the blend of glass and metal. The left and right sides can dock international cruise liners, whose height is comparable with the height of the building of the port. And before it is composition "Golden Boy", the sculptor Ernst Unknown. Plump boy inside the ball symbolizes good luck for those who go to sea travel.



PRIVOZ, one of the largest markets in Europe and perhaps in the world, one of the symbols of Odessa. They say you can buy everything that is in nature, and a little more. Open daily, except Monday.