Odessa region is famous for its amazingly picturesque beauty and an abundance of exciting places for recreation. Here tourists will find a rich excursion program and the opportunity to fully relax with friends or family. We offer you to find out the most exciting places in the Odessa region and why they are worth visiting?
Frumushika-Nova is consistently included in the top places worth visiting in the Odessa region. The farm was erected on ancient Moldovan villages, from which people were evicted in 1946.
This is a Bessarabian village museum, located in the open air. This is a beautiful place where they admire the houses made in the Gagauz, Moldovan, Russian, Ukrainian and Jewish styles. Sheep are also raised in the area. This farm is considered the most extensive sheep breeding in Europe. In addition, this exciting place is an ethnographic museum, a park of Soviet culture.
Shabo Wine Culture Center opened in 2009. It is located at a distance of one hour drive from Odessa. The attraction was opened to promote the culture of drinking noble drinks. The territory of one of the most ancient wine-growing regions of Europe was chosen to accommodate the center.
There is only one such cultural center in Ukraine, which combines the existing high-tech production, ancient wine cellars, and a luxurious tasting room. There is an opportunity to admire the architectural and sculptural modern art. Additionally, everyone can visit the unique Museum of Winemaking and Wine.
Finding out what to see in the Odessa region, you should definitely include this unique object in the list. On the territory, you can visit the monument to the vine or admire the fountain of Dionysus. Everyone can walk through the labyrinth museum, look at the winery, buy exciting things in the company store and even visit the cinema.
Tuzlovsky estuary is a national reserve. Its composition is a spit, estuaries, the Lebedevka tract, rivers that flow into lakes. The total area is 28 thousand hectares. There are 13 estuaries of different sizes, and the most among them are Burnas, Alibey, Shagany.
Most tourists come here to admire the picturesque beauty and try such entertainment as birdwatching. Numerous birds are of interest - over 260 species live here, and 53 of them are on the pages of the Red Book of Ukraine.
Lebedevka is a settlement founded by German colonists in 1787. Here, surrounded by coniferous forests and golden sandy beaches, settled settlers from Germany, as well as Gagauz, Bulgarians, who sought to escape from the Turkish yoke. Today it is more of a tourist area where you can enjoy peace, tranquility, and unity with nature. People decide to go here to be in the bosom of nature, to visit the natural environment.
It offers excellent balneo-mud rest for recreational and relaxing purposes. Clay therapy and mud therapy are offered with three types of clay: blue, red, and white. This is an excellent way to improve well-being in case of problems with the skin, musculoskeletal system, nervous system.
The attraction was founded in 1794. She is often called the "one-year-old" of Odessa. Here, the traditions of the Black Sea Cossacks are honored in detail. There is an opportunity to see how they used to dress, what they cooked, in what kind of life they lived.
Cossack farm Marinovka is located at 30 km from the regional center. People come here for a good atmosphere, the opportunity to feel the authenticity, the spirit of the past.
The city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky has changed many names during its existence. Mostly all of them in translation meant "white city". It was founded in the 6th century BC, and at that time, it was called Tira. Since the 1st century AD, the Romans have lived in the settlement. Further, its owners were alternately Armenian settlers, Genoese merchants, the Golden Horde, the Ottoman Empire, and the Moldavian Principality. All this is reflected both in the architecture and in the region's culture.
This city is consistently included in the top places in the Odessa region, which must be visited. The main attraction is the Ankerman fortress. It is believed that it was founded during the Ottoman Empire, but in its history, it has repeatedly been under the control of the generals of the Russian Empire, including Richelieu, Igelstrom, Potemkin.
Today the Ankerman fortress is an open-air museum. On the territory of the Odessa region, the building has been preserved in good condition. History festivals, jousting tournaments, and concerts are regularly held here. Additionally, tourists can visit a food court with traditional food, a torture museum, various entertainments, such as an armor workshop or an archery site.
The unique city of Vylkove is called only "Ukrainian Venice". This is the capital of the Danube fishermen, located on one of the islands in the arm of the Danube. The town was founded in 1746 by Lipovan Old Believers. They fled from religious persecutors and founded a Cossack settlement. Here they strive to preserve ancient traditions, including religious ones.
In addition to the beauty of nature, the location of houses literally on the water, there are some attractions here. These include three exquisite churches - two in the Old Believer and one in the Orthodox faith.
Previously, the noblemen Kurisovs lived on this estate. In Ukraine, this building was one of the first erected in romanticism, and today it is an architectural landmark.
Not the entire estate has survived to this day, but significant parts of it. You can admire the chic palace, built in the style of Arab-Gothic architecture. Some aspects of the English park, the domed Church of the Intercession, and the economic building also survived. The oldest part of the palace was built in the 1820s.
This is a chic recreation area where the best Odessa beaches are offered. When you come here, you don't want to leave. On one side of the Budak Spit, there are the eponymous and Dniester estuaries, and on the other - the Black Sea.
Tourists can comfortably stay at recreation centers, or hotels choose campsites. In addition to an excellent beach holiday, you can admire the beauty of seascapes and literally be at the end of the world.
This is the name of a fantastic picturesque farm, founded in 1995. It was founded by Nikolai Gromlyuk, an amateur florist who previously worked as a turner. Under his strict guidance, over 500 varieties of roses grow on the territory of the "Republic of Roses", most of which are unique. 12 varieties of plants are scarce.
The owner of the "Republic of Roses" proudly calls blue roses of fantastic beauty. The total area of the farm exceeds 20 hectares, where everyone can walk and enjoy the beauty of beautiful plants, which captivate the spirit at the time of flowering.
On the territory of Ukraine, Lake Yalpug is considered the most extensive natural reservoir, and in Europe - the second. The lake is 39 km long and 6 km wide. The name itself is also interesting since, in translation, it means "sugar".
Today, the lake is pleasantly surprised by its picturesque beauty. It also pleases with various flora and fauna - over 40 species of fish alone live. Yalpug is a landmark included in the list of 100 wonders of Ukraine.
It is interesting! At one time, even Alexander Pushkin visited the shores of Lake Yalpug, and he was fascinated by the beauty of this place.
Kulyanitsky Estuary is the lowest point in Ukraine. It is located almost near Odessa - at only 5 km. Interestingly, there are practically no inhabitants in this reservoir. Only crustaceans and bacteria live. It's all about the salinity.
During the mating season of crustaceans, the water turns red. It looks pretty nice and unusual. The inhabitants themselves are on the shore. Local beaches are covered with crustaceans, like a carpet.
Kuyalnik is also known for its therapeutic mud. During the time of the Russian Empire, it was here that a mud bath was first opened. In the future, the place was practically abandoned, but not so long ago, they began to re-restore it. Today the object has the status of a national resort.
There is an oyster farm on the coast of the Tiligul Estuary. This is one of the good places to stay in the Odessa region. Tiligul reservoir is called the cleanest in the southern part of Ukraine.
Some people think that oyster is exotic for Ukraine. This is not true. The culture of its use in the country exceeds three thousand years. And in the 18-19 centuries, Ukraine was a supplier of oysters to Europe.
It is interesting! The farm grows many oysters, and one of the most unique is Crassostrea Gigas.
This name has a museum complex, which is located in the Odessa catacombs. This is the place where partisans dug passages during military events. And before that, the foundation was laid due to the extraction of shell rock - a building stone that was in particular demand in the 18th century and later.
Odessa catacombs are famous for being the most intricate and most extensive in the world. This is an artificially created labyrinth with a total length of about 3 thousand kilometers. The passages are interconnected by tunnels. Many of them lead to the basements of the Odessans themselves. Until the Second World War, smugglers thus took out goods outside the Odessa streets and sent them to the port. And then, these same tunnels were used to conduct sabotage and reconnaissance work.
Today there is a memorial complex museum called "Partisan Glory". The organizers restored the situation in detail, based on eyewitness accounts. Additionally, there is an opportunity to look at samples of weapons and partisan life.
The manor-wolf belongs to Sergey Pankeev. He was Freud's patient and was called the wolfman. He lived in a luxurious estate and then moved to Vienna.
His house was later looted. During Soviet times, a village council was organized there. Today, the former splendor is visible only in the details since, for the most part, only ruins remain.
At a distance of 200 km from Odessa is the village of Savran. Its uniqueness lies in the chic natural landscapes. They stand out favorably against the background of the Bessarabian steppes, and here you get the most beautiful photos.
A separate area deserves special attention - Dedov Yar. There is the Haydamak well, which was created in 1768. Reconstruction was carried out in 2005, and today any tourist can admire it, being impressed by the grandeur of the past era. Nearby grows a vast house, older than the well.
Another unique object is located in Akkerman. This is an underground church, which, according to one version, was built by the Greeks. Initially, it was a monastery, but in the 16th century, it became the property of the Armenians. They built the church during the Ottoman Empire, clearly seen in the architecture.
In fact, the temple is half underground. A separate part rises above the ground, and to get to the lower one, you need to go down 12 steps.
Important! This approach to construction was not chosen by chance. During the rule of the Ottoman Empire in this territory, the Turks did not object to the erection of religious buildings of a different faith. Still, their height should not exceed the lowest Ottoman mosque.
The town is pleasantly surprised with cleanliness. It rises in the Bessarabian part of the Odessa region on the Danube coast. Tourists are attracted by the accuracy and antiquity of architecture. There is an opportunity to stroll through 19 picturesque squares and parks.
It will be interesting to travel along the Danube, visit museums theaters, admiring the beauty of a modest town.
Quite an old object, which was erected in the 3rd century. In ancient times, it was plundered, and relatively recently, this attraction was found and restored.
The crypt is rectangular, represented by the main room and a corridor. There is a sacrificial table. Visually, it looks like a house of cards.
Every August, pilgrims from different parts of the world come to the village of Kuibyshevskoye. The unique underground monastery is considered one of the most unexplored and mysterious places in Ukraine. It is called the "Secret Garden". The monastery was built by adherents of the Innocents.
A unique architectural monument is located under the field. It is sown with wheat, and trees grow on it. Those who do not know the exact location of the monastery are not even aware of its existence. The object itself is a cave 3 kilometers long, which forms cells and corridors. In the underground labyrinths, a genuine religious town is hidden with churches, warehouses, cells, utility rooms.
The Cossack cemetery was founded in the 18th century. It is older than Odessa. The date of the oldest cross on its territory is 1791.
Important! According to historians, the object is the cemetery of the Sotnikovskaya Sich.
Any tourist would not refuse to visit unusual and famous places in abundance in the Odessa region. To minimize travel time between sights and take care of your own comfort, it is worth renting a car. It is convenient, affordable, and comfortable. BLS offers a lot of car options to choose from on favorable terms.
