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Pro
A lot of sunshine, beaches, cafes and historical places, rich cultural life
Con
some water & electric problems
In a nutshell
More than you'd expect for less than you believe!
arturowan Says: Walk down any street in central 0dessa, & you're sure to see at least 1 billposting or noticeboard advertising English lessons. Learning English is a booming service in Ukraine, mainly because so many local folk have given up on the country's car crash economy & political...
arturowan Says: 0dessa has been referred to as 'the Paris of the east', & as far as its arts scene is concerned, it should not disappoint, whether you seek a bargain souvenir, or genuine work of art. Do not be deterred by my misgivings elsewhere on here, about the city's arty affectatious -...
1 Review and 25 Opinions The Krasnaya Hotel is located in the historical city center. Built in 1899 by Italian architect...
1 Review and 16 Opinions Ok, clean hotel with a nice cafe right in the centre of down town Odessa. Stayed just for a night.
Hijina Restaurant: Nice Georgian restaurant next to Odessa airport
Ivo_K Says: Great Georgian restaurant with a very beautiful interior, average for Odessa prices, good cuisine and service located right next to the parking of the airport of Odessa. It is a part of a chain of 3 restaurants - all of them in the city of Odessa. The focus is put on meals...
bushdevil Says: central located in a beautiful old restored building, with cosy terrace and romantic seats and tables.It is one of the most romantic and cosiest paces in Odessa.There are regular perfomances and wine and music evenings, because it is also a stage theatre for music, plays,...
ferries, trains, & autobuses...
arturowan Says: There are multiple options for reaching 0dessa, both from outside & within Ukraine (- I have visited 4 times from London, but never boarded an aircraft!)0dessa is the busiest port on the Black Sea, with a regular ferry service to Turkey, & in summer it is also possible to...
Tavria-V/0bjora: Ukrainian supermarkets...
arturowan Says: 2 Ukrainian supermarket chains are represented in 0dessa - Tavria-V & 0bjora...Both are laid out like typical supermarkets, but it can be quite confusing to find what you want, because Ukraine has so many foods that are unfamiliar here, & those that are familiar are often...
lola1234 Says: Well, I guess it all depends what you are looking to buy, but it was rather difficult for me to find stores I like. There are some well known brands, but clothes are much more expensive than elsewhere. Some items are even 70%-80% more expensive, but on average, one should...
arturowan Says: A first time visitor from the west, is sure to be taken aback at what 0dessa girls chose to wear - or not to wear on the hottest days of the year...I know I was! My return visits have all been in the winter, but even so...Fashion basics is apparently - Paris streetwalker,...
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World...
arturowan Says: In 0dessa there are many sculptures & the significance of many of them will only be clear to a local..But 1 of the most significant to the city itself, but perhaps most easily overlooked & misunderstood, is the bronze chair in the City Garden...The chair is a tribute to the...
arturowan Says: Ukraine, or '0o-kray-eena', to be phonetically correct, (as the actual Cyrillic 'u', is actually a unique letter that looks something like a keyhole...)'0o', (as the Cyrillic letter 'y' is properly pronounced), is the first letter of the country's name, & is a prepositional,...
arturowan Says: Ukrainian females are feisty to pretend their own brand of feminism, but this has become an enormous source of humour to me from repeated visits. Local news coverage on my last 2 trips featured protests by female students, the last of which was staged by a group calling...
arturowan Says: 0dessa has a deserved reputation for being a dusty, dirty metropolis & that was certainly my first impression on my original arrival in August - so it came as a surprise to discover in that the early hours of each morning, the streets are bustling with hunchbacks, bent over...
Become a 'local' - rent your own 'kvarteera'...
arturowan Says: If you're staying in 0dessa more than a few nights, it makes sense financially & conveniently, to rent an apartment from a local 'vladyelitsa' (owner). For an out of season stay, this can work out quite cheap for a long stay & means that you're not obliged to go outside in...
arturowan Says: It's no coincidence that Ilya Ilf & Yevgeni Petrov should've decided to set their satirical script for The Twelve Chairs, in 0dessa...0stap Bender, the plots anti-hero protagonist, is a confidence trickster-cum-counterfeiter, & the fact that he comes from 0dessa, tells its...
arturowan Says: A downside of 0dessa, which it probably shares in common, with many a former Soviet resort, is its population of gormless men, who organise in groups at street corners, which they seem to regard as 'theirs'...To be fair to the place, you might say the same thing about any...
arturowan Says: I've just been reading Jonathan Dimbleby's RUSSIA - in which he admits to taking on the task of exploring this vast nation, not knowing the Cyrillic alphabet...Arriving in a country with a different alphabet can be a very daunting experience - even the most everyday,...
arturowan Says: The Potemkin Steps are in every top10 things to see in 0dessa, & if you go there, you must take them in, but they're probably best seen after dark, when local folk are just enjoying an evening stroll, as in the day, this is a busy, bustling area. This key feature of the city...
arturowan Says: Tapwater is not drinkable quality, so if you are staying for any length of time in an apartment, water will need to be fetched from standpipe stations - the folding type of water carrier taken in luggage might come in handy... 0dessa is prone to deep flooding at kerb edges...
arturowan Says: 0dessa might be famed for its packed beaches & sunshine obsessed holidaymakers - each to their own...I do not go there to sunbathe - & I recommend anybody with a serious interest in the city to go out of season when it is actually at its most scenic...The magic of standing...
alexkyiv1 Says: stay on Deribasiska - this is the best option: very center of Odessa, nice streets, sightseengs, nightclubs and bars and a lot of tourists. Arcadia is famouse only due to its beach - usually overcrowded and dirty and nothing more. However you can go to Langerone beach not...
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