Welcome to Odesa

Odesa is a city straight from literature – an energetic, decadent boom town. Its famous Potemkin Steps sweep down to the Black Sea and Ukraine's biggest commercial port. Behind them, a cosmopolitan cast of characters makes merry among pastel neoclassical buildings lining a geometrical grid of leafy streets... Read More

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Odesa: portrait of a city

Nestled in its Black Sea harbour, Odesa is one of Ukraine’s most diverse cities. It’s a young city that feels much older – a curious mixture of vintage Soviet murals, genteelly decaying Art Nouveau buildings, and glitzy shops behind elaborate 19th-century facades. This Russian-speaking enclave in Ukraine draws visitors in with its own brand of humour, warm Mediterranean air, and its by turns tragic and glorious history.

Duc de Richelieu statue at bul Prymorsky. Image by Wojtek Buss / Getty Images
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