Attractions of Odesa region

The author's historical and local lore museum was created in Vylkove by the artist Oleksandr Sharonov in 2002. The museum is located in the city center.

The exposition was based on 54 artistic canvases of the artist, as well as icons, household items of the Old Believers and other peoples who lived on the territory of Bessarabia (Antians, Goths, Greeks, Scythians, Romans, Turks and others).

The museum exhibits weapons from the times of Transdanubian Sich, Russian-Turkish wars, and World War II.

The Museum of History and Local Lore of the Ovidiopol Village Council was founded in 1980.

The exposition covers the history of the region from ancient times. In particular, the archeological collection includes fragments of stucco ware, stone axes and graters, fishing sinkers, bones of animals and fish, as well as unique finds from the excavations of the Adzhyder fortress in Ovidiopol: Chios amphora, red clay pottery crater, two amphorae, two amphorae and a coin of Philip II (father of Oleksandr Makedonsky).

In the hall "Ukrainian room" are collected household items that in ancient times were in every Ukrainian home. The new exposition "Treasures from the attic" presents antiques donated to the museum by citizens.

Hotel "Passage" on Deribasivska Street is one of the most beautiful buildings in Odesa, which impresses with the sophistication of its architecture and sculptural compositions (architect Lev Vlodek).

From the beginning, it was designed as a hotel and shopping center. In the courtyard there is a whole street with rows of high-end shops. The high glass roof above the gallery adds to the sense of vastness and brings light into the building.

It remains one of the few hotels in the historic center where you can stay relatively inexpensively.

Arboretum Peremohy (Victory) in the resort district of Odesa Arkadiya was founded in 1960. It occupies an area of 55 hectares.

More than 500 species of trees and shrubs, including heat-loving exotics, have been planted in the park. On Druzhba Avenue, trees were planted by cosmonauts Valeriy Bykovsky, Heorhiy Shonin, and members of hero city delegations. There is a system of artificial ponds with fountains.

Many scenes of the film "Adventures of Electronics" were filmed here.

Peremohy Park is considered one of the best in Odesa, especially after the recent reconstruction.

The Podilsk City Museum of Local Lore was opened in the then Kotovsk in 1961.

It was originally housed in a historic building of the beginning of the 20th century and was dedicated mainly to the Bolshevik leader Heorhiy Kotovsky, the commander of the Red Army units and an active participant in the "Red Terror" on the territory of Ukraine, who died in Odesa and was buried in the mausoleum in Podilsk. The exposition also told about the history of the city, its economic and cultural development.

In 1980, an art gallery was opened, where the works of local artists are presented: Leonid Hryhorashchenko, Mykola Slipchenko and others.

Since 2008, the Podilsk Museum of Local Lore has been located in the city's cultural center. It has three exhibition halls on the history and nature of the region. The picture gallery is also used for exhibitions of works by folk craftsmen.

Prymorskyi Boulevard is one of the most beautiful streets of Odesa, a favorite place for walks by citizens and tourists.

Planted with hundred-year-old sycamores, chestnuts, maples and lindens, the pedestrian boulevard runs over the cliff parallel to the seashore.

Among a number of buildings in the style of classicism and early Italian renaissance, which form the main sea facade of Odesa, a special place is occupied by the "Londonsky" hotel, where many celebrities stayed.

The main decoration of Prymorskyi Boulevard is the Potemkinskyi (Prymorskyi) stairs (1841) in 192 steps, which descend to the Maritime Terminal (the funicular operates nearby). Above the stairs is a monument to the most famous Odesa mayor, Arman de Rishelye (Dyuk).

Fragments of an ancient settlement of the V-III centuries BC were discovered on the boulevard, and a glass pavilion was built over the archaeological site.

The famous Odesa Pryvoz is a colorful market where "you can buy everything", one of the symbols of Odesa.

Built in the first half of the 19th century on Pryvozna Square as a branch of the Old Market, Pryvoz was originally intended for trade "from wheels", i.e. from carts (voz). Capital buildings appeared only at the end of the 19th century, and Pryvoz gradually became the main market of Odesa. It was considered one of the largest markets in Europe.

In recent years, a modern complex "Novy Pryvoz" was built nearby, which offered merchants well-equipped shopping areas.

A monument to Aunt Sonya, the heroine of Odesa folklore, was opened.

Tourists are especially recommended to visit the fish rows in the old part of the market, which preserve the Odesa flavor of trade.

The Rozdilna National Museum of History and Local Lore of the Rozdilna City Council was founded in 1987. The museum fund has more than 2000 exhibits.

The expositions chronologically cover the period from the end of the 18th century, when the settlement of the region began, to the present day.

In particular, the photo exhibition "Look into the history of Rozdilna" with original photos of the beginning of the XX century is presented.

The Saint Archangel Michael Church in Odesa was founded in 1828.

After the completion of construction in 1833, the church had two side altars: in the name of the Holy Prophet Ilya and in the name of the icon of the Mother of God Feodorivska.

In 1841, a 3rd-class monastery was founded at the church. The construction of the monastery was carried out with the assistance of Odesa merchants. An asylum for round orphans of the spiritual rank was opened at the monastery, later transformed into the Diocesan Women's School. Since then, the monastery has become a center of charity, charity and spirituality, and later became famous for its icon painting and sewing of robes.

In 1923, the monastery was closed, and in 1931, the Archangel Michael Cathedral and the bell tower were blown up. The monastery premises were transferred to the Higher Agricultural School. During the Romanian occupation, in 1942, the monastery was reopened and it remained active for almost 20 years.

The revival of the Archangel Michael monastery began in 1991. A monastery shelter was erected on the territory - a modern building of the House of Mercy, a chapel was built, and the "Christian Odesa" museum was opened.

Subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Church of Saint. Barbara in Dobroslav (formerly Antonovo-Kodyntseve) was founded in 1818 by the landowner Captain Kolmohorov.

The temple was stone, with one throne. In 1862, a parish school was opened with him.

During Soviet times, the church was destroyed. In 1995, the construction of the new Saint Barbara Church began on the former site, according to the project of the architect Oleksandr Malakhovskyi. In 2002, during the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the village of Dobroslav, the revival of the church of Saint Barbara was consecrated.

Saint George's Church was built in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in 1840 according to the project of the architect Zaushkevych on the order of the Bulgarian community of the city.

There was a church cemetery near the church, which was closed together with the church in 1934. Here are the graves of the family of Princes Volkonsky, who made large donations for the upkeep of the church.

Today the church is active.

Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Ovidiopol was built in 1823.

It is known that even in Turkish times there was a Cathedral Orthodox Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker here. After the founding of Ovidiopol and the construction of the harbor, a new Nicholas Church was built next to the port, but it soon burned down.

The current Saint Nicholas Cathedral in the style of classicism was built on the same place. The Orthodox Water Rescue Society operated for him. Restoration has been carried out in recent years.

The Saint Nicholas Church in Vylkove is called "Ukrainian".

The Orthodox church of the new rite was founded here in 1818 and 7 years later it was consecrated in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. Although, according to legend, the first wooden temple was built in Vylkove by Zaporizhzhia Cossacks who moved here at the end of the 18th century.

In 1902, a new stone church was built at the expense of the parishioners on the site of the wooden church. Baroque and modern ideas are intertwined in its architecture. The iconostasis was created under the influence of the works of Master Faberge. The church keeps relics brought by the people of Vylkove from different countries.

The unique semi-underground Saint Nicholas Church in Kiliia was founded in 1485, at the beginning of the period of Turkish rule on the Danube.

The Turks did not forbid the Orthodox to build churches, but they demanded that Orthodox churches not exceed the height of a mosque (according to another version, a janissary on a horse). In order for the building to retain its functionality, the builders had to sink it into the ground by more than 2 meters.

The church acquired its current appearance in 1891, when a high bell tower was added to it.

Saint Nicholas Church in Kulevcha was founded at the end of the 19th century by Bulgarian immigrants.

In recent years, the temple has become an object of mass pilgrimage thanks to several miraculous icons. The Kazan icon of the Mother of God is called the "Kulevcha miracle". On Easter, it is decorated with fresh lilies, which, after drying, soon sprout again and bloom on the Trinity, framing the image of the Mother of God.

In addition, there are 4 myrrh-flowing icons in the Saint Nicholas Church: the Iver icon of the Mother of God, the Kasperiv icon of the Mother of God, the Calvary Cross, the icon of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia.