Odessa Favorites

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Favorite thing: Your impressions of your stay in this city can be complemented by drinking some champagne made in Odessa such as "French Boulevard", "Odessa" and others.
Odessa has long been famous for its champagne.
You can recognize Odessa champagne by its black label.
There are also new sorts of champagne.
Odessa is also famous for its cognac. The trademark is called "Shustov".
36 French Boulevard is the address of the famous Odessa winery that produces champagne and sparkling wines.
The winery was founded in 1896 and is one of the few champagne wineries in Ukraine.
This label is from Odessa red semisweet sparkling wine.
I have always enjoyed that kind of wine!
It was a good souvenir to take home and a good memory of my stay in Odessa.

Fondest memory: Drinking some champagne from Odessa at the city beach.
was lucky for the hotel where I used to stay many times - Magnolia - is just opposite the champagne winery! I was glad to stay at such a historical place and often think of French Boulevard that I explored each time I stayed there.
Odessa Champagne Winery
closed joint stock company
36 French Boulevard
Odessa 65058
Ukraine

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Fondest memory: Having a happy family vacation in Odessa and bathing in the Black Sea at Golden Shore beach near Cape Big Fountain.
It was unforgettable experience, especially for our daughter who enjoys swimming.
We also went downtown to visit the main sites in Odessa and to “Privoz” market that is a must for every visitor of Odessa, too.
“Privoz” market is located next to the railway station.

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Favorite thing: Visiting the central city beach in Arcadia.
There you can sunbathe and enjoy everything the beach has to offer including cafes, restaurants and casino.
There are lots of cafes:
Tropicano
Mexican Village
Western
Prince
Itaka
Pago
"Atlantis" club
Assol tavern etc.
In the evening there is a disco at 'Kon-Tiki'.
By the way, “Arcadia” means God’s Gate in Ancient Greek.
It was the name the ancient Greeks gave to a highland area in Hellas for its beautiful landscape and heavenly way of life of its inhabitants.
Arcadia in Odessa has always been a resort for people living in Odessa and its visitors.

Fondest memory: spending a day at Arcadia beach.

Favorite thing: The origin of the city name has Greek roots. In the end of the 18 century there was a tradition to rename captured Turkish cities by Greek names. Khadybei was not an exception. In 1794 at one of the royal receptions in St. Petersburg, someone approached the Empress with a proposal to rename Khadjibei into Odessus in honor or an ancient Greek colony that was believed to be located there. The Empress liked the name but insisted on making it ‘female.’ Thus Odessus was turned into Odesa.

It took some time for peasants to learn the new name, and out of habit, they still called it Khadjibei. 'To expedite’ the learning process, the following method was applied. At all outposts, kozaks asked peasants where they were going. Those who answered ‘to Khadjibei’ were flogged. The method turned to be extremely effective, and soon everyone called the city Odesa.

P.S. the actual Greek colony Odessus was later discovered near Bulganin city Varna.

Favorite thing: Odesites like fun and lengthy celebrations. that's why they celebrate their City Day not for ONE but THREE days, from September 1 through 3. hundreds of people come to city so if you are planning to be in Odesa around those days, you better take care of hotel and ticket reservations well in advance, unless you travel by your a car and are not planning to sleep :)
another popular holiday to mind is Odesa Yumorina (April's Fool Day, April 1)

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Favorite thing: This is All-Ukrainian Odessa monthly magazine.
More than 75 issues have been published already since June 1996.
It contains a lot of interesting information connected with all sides of life in Odessa, with people who used to live and work here and who visited Odessa.
You can find a lot of interesting articles about things connected with this city, a lot of Odessa anecdotes, etc.
Alaxander Shatukh is the editor-in-chief.
The editorial office is at 13 De Ribas Street (office # 21).
If you'd like to get more information from Odessa, why not have a look at the web site from Odessa:
www.odessapassage.com
where there is Odessa chat, photo album, web cameras, competitions and other things for tourists there.

Fondest memory: visiting the city beaches in the summer and cafes in all other seasons.
www.odessapassage.com
E-mail:
passage@farlep.net
+38 048 234 80 38
+38 048 760 17 32
+38 048 741 11 30

Favorite thing: Construction sites are among the city sites, too.
You can see them not only uptown where new apartment houses of very unique projects are being built, but also downtown.
This concrete-and-glass building is going to be a new Trade and Business Center and is it being built by Gefest Co. in Greek Street.

Fondest memory: exploring the streets in the Old City.

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Favorite thing: the best way to get from one street to another if you are in a hurry is to cut through a "windy" Odesa yards. But even if you are not in a hurry, make sure to get a sneak-peek into one of those yards. homey, cozy, with people chatting on the benches, with grapevines crawling up old building walls, creating the pleasant shade in the summer, they will transfer you into a different, non-touristy Odesa; which has a lot to offer for those who know where to seek :)