Odessa City Tour
Half-day. Duration: 3 hours.

     Discover Odessa’s architectural treasures on your introductory motor coach excursion.
     From the pier, you will proceed to the city center where you will enter the five-domed Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral. Built between 1855 and 1869, the grand structure is recognized as Odessa’s main cathedral and features a magnificent Russian and Byzantine-style facade.
     Your journey continues past the main railway station to Kulikovo Field, where the monument to Lenin stands.
     Shevchenko Park, where you will pause for photos, is named for the famed Ukrainian poet and patriot. It affords pleasant views of the Black Sea and features a beach. Beneath the obelisk, and eternal flame poignantly honors the Unknown Sailor.
     Count Pototsky’s former palace is now the Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibit includes a prized collection of Russian and Ukrainian paintings dating back to the 15-th century.
     Enjoy a pleasant stroll along Primorsky Boulevard, the city’s most popular promenade Many of Odessa’s finest buildings and monuments line the boulevard. Among the pretty structures are the Palace of Count Vorontsov and the Palace of Weddings.
     You will also see the exterior of the monumental Opera House. Completed in 1887, the baroque-style building resembles the Vienna Opera house and Dresden Court Theater, and was designed by the same architects.
     Continue your walk past the impressive Potemkin Staircase, which was completed in 1841. You will then see Pushkin Monument. The celebrated poet spent a 13-month exile in Odessa.
     Reboard you motor coach for the return to the pier.

Note: The order of sights visited may vary.