Attractions of Odesa region

Saint Paul's Church in Odesa is the cathedral of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, the main Protestant church of the city.

In 1824, the foundation of the church was laid according to the project of the architect Franchesko Boffo. The project turned out to be unsuccessful - the half-completed belfry and 10 columns on the front side soon fell. To complete the construction, other architects were involved, and in 1827 Saint Paul's Church was consecrated. It looked quite simple then, in a strict classical style, with a small tower above the altar part.

After the major reconstruction carried out in 1897 by the German architect Herman Shevrembrandt, the architecture and interior decoration changed a lot. Shevrembrandt gave the church features of the Gothic and Romanesque styles, based on the example of German churches. The 50-meter bell tower became the tallest building in Odesa at that time.

After the Second World War, Saint Paul's Church was used for decades as a sports hall and warehouse. In the 1990s, it was returned to the city's Lutheran community and restored.

The Greek Catholic Church of Saint Severyn was built in Severynivka in 1800-1801 at the expense of a representative of the famous Polish dynasty, the actual privy councilor of Severyn Potocki, to whom the village belonged.

In 1801, the church was consecrated by Bishop Mykhaylo Serakovsky. It was the first Polish church in the entire south of Ukraine.

In Soviet times, the church was used as a warehouse, and now the building has turned into ruins.

The Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Tsars Kostyantyn and Olena was built in the village of Katlabuh in 1888. It is an architectural monument of local importance.

The temple is made according to a typical diocesan project in the neo-Rus style.

The interior of the church has preserved interior paintings and an iconostasis.

The Church of Saints Kostyantyn and Olena in Katlabug belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Sanzhiika lighthouse is sometimes called the "runaway lighthouse".

In this area of ​​the Black Sea, there are two underwater currents coming from the Bosphorus and Kerch, which poses a danger to passing ships. In 1792-1793, a decision was made to erect a watchtower here and appoint a garrison for duty. To warn ships of danger, sea flags were hung on the tower, and at night - signal lanterns, which became the prototype of a lighthouse.

In 1921, the capital building of the lighthouse was built, of which only a plaque remains today. In 1956, the current building of the Sanzhiika lighthouse was built. But since the sea was approaching the lighthouse tower about a meter a year due to the collapse of the coast, in 2010, without waiting for a critical situation, the lighthouse was moved 80 meters further from the shore.

The Sarata Historical and Local History Museum dates back to the 1922 exhibition of ancient artifacts dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Sarata colony. In the same year, the first public museum opened its doors, which existed at the expense of voluntary contributions from the founding members of the museum association. For eight years, the museum was located in the house of the chairman of the Vahner Museum Association, and since 1930 - in the famous Verner School. In 1940 of the last century, the German population was forced to leave their homes and leave for Europe, taking with them part of the exhibits.

Only in 1955, on the initiative of the then director of the Sarata comprehensive school, a museum room was organized. In 1969, a historical and local history museum was opened, which was located at the district department of culture.

The current Sarata Historical and Local Lore Museum was opened in 1990. The museum's exhibition area is 130 square meters. The museum exposition is divided into six sections, each of which shows the life of the village in different years: "Traces of the Great Cultures of Bessarabia. Socio-Economic Development in the 19th Century", "Foundation of Sarata. Its Development from 1822 to 1940", "Romanian Period (1918-1940)", "World War II (1939-1945)", "Post-war Period", "Modern Period".

Dishes, clothing, household items, tools, furniture, towels - each exhibit has a separate long-standing history. There are a lot of documents and photographs that clearly tell about the life of the village in the 20th century.

A new separate section is dedicated to the events of the Revolution of Dignity and the Russian-Ukrainian War.

The Historical and Local Lore Museum was established in the village of Savran in 1964. A room in the House of Culture with an area of ​​60 square meters was allocated for the institution. For a long time, the museum operated on a non-profit basis.

The museum's exhibits were photo-documentary materials donated by the Odesa State Historical and Local Lore Museum, as well as materials and objects collected by residents of Savran and surrounding villages.

In the late 1990s, the museum went through difficult times - for some time it was closed, and the exhibition suffered irreversible losses.

The museum resumed its work in 2004. The main collection consisted of 320 items. Since 2013, the museum's exhibition has been moved to the premises of the Savran comprehensive school.

Currently, the museum's exhibition consists of three thematic sections. The first section is "My Ukraine - an independent state", which houses the expositions "Heavenly Hundred", "Glory to the Defenders of Ukraine", "Chornobyl - a catastrophe forever", "Heroes do not die" and "History of the Ukrainian army".

The second section is dedicated to the events of World War II and the war in Afghanistan.

The ethnographic section includes expositions about the history of the region, about prominent people of Savran region, as well as expositions of folk crafts - "Pottery in Ukraine", "Our amulets", "Ukrainian clothes", "Mother's scarf", "Prayer for Ukraine". Here you can familiarize yourself with the collections "Christmas tree decorations", "Money paper signs, coins", learn the history of the creation of the Savran music and drama theater, the history of Savran and the villages of the community, as well as touch archaeological finds.

A stone tomb from Scythian times is called a Scythian Grave in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. The crypt was discovered in 1895.

It was a two-chamber structure on the rock, it was made of large (up to 3 meters long, up to 0.6-0.7 meters thick) limestone slabs. Plundered in ancient times. Inside there is an ornament in the form of a wood pattern. There is an assumption that an underground passage from the Akerman fortress was laid to the Scythian grave.

The ancient monument is located in the industrial zone near the seaport and the meat processing plant - access is difficult, but not prohibited.

The Port of Odesa is one of the largest seaports in Eastern Europe, and was the largest in the Russian Empire. The construction of a new port at the Khadzhibey fortress, which was captured by Russian troops, started the city. Completely reconstructed in 1968.

In front of the building of the sea station, a sculpture of Ernst Unknown "The Golden Child" was installed, on the pier there is a monument to the sailor's wife. The tower of the high-rise "Odesa" hotel (2001) rises above the naval station. At the end of the pier - the church of Saint Nicholas, a new yacht club. On the territory there is a museum of open-air anchors.

The Semysotka Smart Village Museum is a "living" Bessarabian village that combines the features of an open-air museum, an eco-settlement with permanent residents, and a rural green tourism complex. Since 2011, a smart village has been created in the middle of the Tarutynskyi steppe in northern Bessarabia on the basis of the Semysotka village, which by that time had almost disappeared.

Old rural estates have been renovated while preserving their national color and identity, decorated with patterns, painted with paintings on household themes. All houses are equipped with solar panels and have independent water supply. People live in some estates permanently, others can be rented.

Along the paved central road, you can see an exhibition of wells of various designs in the open air. The ethnographic exhibition presents objects of folk crafts, tools, antique furniture, blankets, dishes and much more. In one of the courtyards, a vine grows, which is already over 150 years old. A museum of famous people of the Budzhak steppes is being prepared for opening.

Visitors are treated to placindas - Bessarabian pies made of puff pastry with a filling of feta cheese.

The Semisotka Smart Village Museum is part of the Center for Ethnographic, Rural Green Tourism and Family Recreation "Frumushika-Nova", located 2 kilometers south of the village.

The municipal institution "Shabo Local Lore Museum" of the Shabo Village Council is located in the center of the village in the same building as the Center for Administrative Services.

The museum exposition is located in several halls and reflects the history of the village from its foundation to the present day. Decorative and utilitarian exhibits, tools of labor, works of art, etc. give an idea of ​​the cultural traditions of the inhabitants of southern Ukraine.

Recently, the museum opened a "Safety Class" for children.

The modern Shabo winery is based on the ancient traditions of Shabo winemaking. The Turkish name of the village of Shabo - "Asha-abah" ("Lower gardens") - indicates that there were vineyards here already in the 17th century.

The development of winemaking was facilitated by French settlers who arrived in Chabot in 1822. The Swiss scientist and winemaker Louis Tardan planted the first vine here, and already in 1847, his son Karl Tardan presented 8 varieties of Saba wines at the first agricultural exhibition in Chisinau.

Today, on 1,000 hectares of its own vineyards, located between the Dniester estuary and the Black Sea coast, Chabo grows the best grape varieties, many of which were brought over 200 years ago by the first French settlers. The wine is produced using modern cold bottling technologies.

The "Shabo Wine Culture Center" was created at the plant, tours and tastings are held. During the tour, you can visit the ancient Royal Cellar, Sherry Cellar, underground vaults, Cognac Court, Champagne House, cold bottling shop, museum labyrinth.

The neo-Gothic building on a steep slope at the very beginning of Hoholya Street is called the Shah Palace in Odesa, because it was once rented by the Persian Shah.

The palace was built in 1851-1852 according to the project of the architect Feliks Gonsorovsky for the Polish nobleman Zenona Bzhozovsky, and the last owner was Count Yosyp Shenbek. Part of the premises was rented out.

From 1909 to 1917, the Persian Shah Mohammad Ali, who fled to Odesa from the revolution in Iran, lived in the palace. According to legend, with the beginning of the revolution in Russia, he also left the country, this time abandoning his harem.

During Soviet times, the "Shah Palace" housed the House of Folk Art. For some time, the restored building was occupied by the main office of the Maritime Transport Bank. Currently - the office of the transfer company "Eximnaftoprodukt".

The Shyriaieve Historical and Local Lore Museum was founded in 1967. In 1982, it received the "People's" statue.

The museum's exposition consists of nine thematic sections, which in chronological order introduce the history, traditions and culture of the village of Shyriaieve and the surrounding area.

In 2018, the museum underwent a major reconstruction - the premises were renovated, the stands were restored, new podiums were added, and the exposition was replenished with new exhibits.

The "Starokonka" flea market in Odesa arose around the historic Starokinnyi bazaar, which was built back in 1832 for the trade of cattle and horses. It began to turn into a flea market from the mid-1930s.

Today, the Odesa flea market is spread over several blocks between Rozkydaylivska, Rizovska, Oleksandra Kutukaziya and Skisna streets. At "Starokonka" you can find antiques, household utensils, second-hand clothes, collectible coins, old books, various Soviet paraphernalia, etc.

The Memorial Museum of the Ukrainian writer, poet-humorist, satirist and publicist Stepan Oliynyk was opened in the village of Levadivka in the Odesa region, where the writer spent his childhood and youth.

The museum is located in the building that previously housed a women's public school. The museum has three halls that tell the story of Stepan Oliynyk's life and work in combination with the history of the village of Levadivka. The exhibition uses personal belongings, Stepan Oliynyk's manuscripts, and photographs from the family archive, passed down by the writer's daughter.

The memorial museum complex includes Stepan Oliynyk's parental home - a typical village house of the 1920s, with a garden and a family well.

In 2002, a monument to Stepan Oliynyk was opened at the museum. In 2008, to mark the 100th anniversary of the writer's birth, a re-exhibition of the museum was held.

The Stepan Oliynyk Museum in Levadivka is a branch of the Odesa Literary Museum.