All tours accompanied
by a local English speaking guide
Odessa
City Tour - 3 hours
visit
five-domed Uspensky Cathedral
visit
Shevchenko Park with views of the Black Sea- photo opportunities
visit
the eternal flame of the Unknown Sailor
visit
Fine Arts Gallery (formally Count Pototsky's Palace now
housing Russian and Ukrainian paintings dating back to the
15th century
view
the Opera house (1887) resembling the Vienna Opera House
Walk
to the impressive Potemkin Staircase (1841) and entrance
to Odessa from the harbor
Classical
Performance at the Odessa Opera House - 2 1/2 hours
view
the interior of this beautiful theater - decorated in Louis
XVI style (1887). Ceiling frescoes depict Shakesperian
scenes
performance
to be announced (ballet, opera, choral or folk presentation)
Odessa
Panorama and Lunch - 5 1/2 hours
highlights
of the Odessa city tour (see above)
visit
to the Archaeological Museum which houses a facination collection
of relics from the Black Sea region (replaces visit to Fine
Arts Gallery
classical
performance at the Opera Theater
lunch
at a popular local restaurant. Listen to light classical
music performed by members of the Odessa Opera House and
Philharmonic as you dine.
Tour
for the Stroll Lovers - 2 1/2 hours
walking
tour of Odessa's older section
exterior
views of Vorontsov palace built in the style of Russian
classicism (1826)
walk
along Gogol street, named after the famous Russian writer
Deribasovskaya
Street - Odessa's most lively sector and former trading
district.
exterior
view of the Opera House
exterior
views of the Archeological Museum, Soboneev bridge and other
sights
tour
includes shopping at the City Garden
Odessa
Catacombs - 3 hours
visit
to catacombs which create an underground labyrinth stretching
the expanse of the city
tour
begins at a Cossack military settlement just outside the
city (reached by motorcoach)
500
yard underground walk with a stop at a World War II command
post
local
museum with a recreation of the resistance head-quarters
Palaces
and Museums of Odessa plus Light Classical Music Concert -
3 hours
visit
to the Odessa Archeological museum, founded in 1825 which
houses Greek, Scythian, Sarmath and Eastern Slavic pieces
dating back to 7 B.C. through 3 A.D.
visit
to the Fine Art Gallery which displays Russian and Ukrainian
art from the last half of the 19th Century. Works
by Repin, Aivazovsky and Serov are among those on display.
visit
to the Museum of Western and Oriental Art in the former
summer palace of a Bessarabian merchant. Works of
art range from the Renaissance period through the end of
the 20th century.
classical
music concert at a local palace
Odessa
with less walking - 3 hours
travel
by motorcoach to one of the oldest streets of Odessa - Gogol
street.
views
of Count Tolstoy's Palace, State University, Pushkin's House,
Museum of Western & Oriental Art and many other famous
buildings.
stop
for photos at Ekaterininskaya Square
local
music show "Mozaika" - 1 hour
Belgorod
- Dnestrovsky - ancient city founded by the Greeks (Tira)
90
min journey through country with historical narration
visit
medieval style fortress built to protect against invasion
of Ottoman Empire
ancient
temples and burial places of Tira, Kimmeranian, Scythian,
Sarmat and Cossacks civilizations.
