Odessa City Tour
Since its foundation, Odessa has been a cosmopolitan city. Big communities of Greeks, French, Polish, Italians, Jews, Russians, and other people have existed here. You will see streets bearing their names with beautiful houses built by Italian architects about 150 years ago. The tour features the Opera House, which is the second best in Europe, the massive Potemkin stairs, beautiful palaces and churches. You will see historic monuments to Deribas, Catherine the Great, The Duke de Richelieu, and Lenin. You will surely visit our unique gardens full of mini sculptures, the Arcadia beach, and other interesting places. In addition, you will hear fascinating stories about every person and every building, which catches your eyes.
Highlights:
1. The Potemkin Stairs
The staircase extends for 142 meters, but it gives the illusion of greater length. The stairs were so precisely constructed as to create an optical illusion. A person looking down the stairs sees only the landings, and the steps are invisible, but a person looking up sees only steps, and the landings are invisible.2. Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater
The modern building was constructed in 1887. The unique acoustics of the horseshoe-designed hall allows performers to deliver even a whisper-low tone of voice from the stage to any part of the hall. The large hall was modeled after the style of Louis XVI, and is richly decorated with gilded stucco figures and designs. 3. Deribasovskaya street
A symbol of Odessa, Deribasovskaya street is one of the main attractions of the city. Each city has a street that represents it and reflects its unique atmosphere and cultural background, like Piccadilly or Broadway, a street where everybody goes sooner or later, where the life is. The main street. In Odessa it is called...
