Odessa is a popular resort in Ukraine, famous for its special humor, mild climate and an abundance of various sights . Odessa believes that rest should last forever, a holiday every day is the Odessa motto! With their good mood, the ability to enjoy life and optimism, Odessa citizens generously share with all visitors . Local sanatoriums are widely known as an excellent place for rest and recreation, and local long beaches are popular among those who prefer to be charged with cheer directly from the sea and the sun .

Telephone numbers

8-10-38-048-telephone number (7 digits), if the digits in the phone number less than 7, then after 048 you need to get the missing number of twos. For example: 8-10-38-048-2 - ** ** ** or 8-10-38-048-22 * ** **.

How to get there

By plane: by regular flights of Aerosvit or "Transaero" from Moscow. The duration of the flight is 2 hours and 20 minutes. In summer, you can also fly from St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Odessa Airport is located on the outskirts of the city, the center can be reached by the minibuses No. 117 and 129 (journey time 30-45 minutes) or by taxi. To take a taxi at the airport is usually more expensive than to book a car in advance in one of the city services.

By train: from Moscow by trains # 23 and 33, travel time 25-27 hours. The railway station of Odessa is located within the city limits. From it 5 minutes walk to Privoz and 20 minutes to Deribasovskaya.

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Where to stay

Odessa has a large selection of accommodation facilities - more than 100 hotels, guest houses and apartments for every taste. Budget accommodation will cost 70-350 hryvnia, and the cost of living in a 4 or 5 star hotel starts from 1000 hryvnia per night. For non-refractory tourists in Odessa there are several hostels. Numerous Odessa sanatoriums offer, in addition to accommodation, a medical and recreational program.

Transport

Buses, trolleybuses and trams run from 6 am to midnight. The journey by trolley or tram costs 1 hryvnia, in the bus - up to 2, 5 hryvnia depending on the route. Route taxis (fare 2, 5 hryvnia) are most often represented by bright yellow comfortable Bogdan cars. The cost of a taxi ride starts from 30 UAH. You can catch and private bombed right on the road, but call an official taxi by phone, as usual, it's safer.

Some taxi services in Odessa: "Taxi 054", tel .: +38 (0482) 34 80 54; "Fast and the Furious", tel .: +38 (0482) 33 32 22, 32 13 33, +38 (050) 33 61 212; "Virtuoso", tel .: +38 (0482) 30 20 10, +38 (093) 33 02 010.

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Cultural life and events in the city

There are seven theaters and philharmonic society in Odessa. Several cultural centers are open in the city, working in many different directions

Every year in April, the festival "2 days and 2 nights of new music" is held - one of the largest festivals of this kind in Europe. For two days, Odessa is filled with the sounds of a variety of musical instruments. Participants of the festival enjoy experimenting in different genres and try new forms of creativity

Jazz carnival in September is another significant event in the cultural life of the city. World jazz stars perform classical and modern at the festival.

In June all the other sounds in the streets of Odessa are muffled by the roar of motors - hundreds of bikers from different countries come to the annual international Goblin show.

Unique in Odessa Day of Laughter (April 1) and City Day (September 2). The latter is even called the Odessa New Year

Shopping and souvenirs

The main shopping streets of Odessa are Katerininskaya, Deribasovskaya, Pushkinskaya and Grecheskaya. From the large shopping centers can be identified shopping center "Athena."

For gastronomic "souvenirs" you should go to the Privoz market located in the very center of Odessa, one of the oldest markets in Ukraine where you can buy lard, homemade sausages of your own preparation, pickles, home-cooked dishes, home-made cakes, fresh and smoked fish, caught in the Black Sea, seafood and much more.

Night life

Every evening in Odessa, the lights of bars, restaurants and discos are lit - it's time for bouts of fun and dancing until I fall. Epicenter of club recreation is the seaside strip of Arcadia. Many night clubs work only in the summer. The average cost of admission is 50 UAH.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Mainly cloudy +6 ° C in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water	2 March, Monday Cloudy +6 ° C in the afternoon +3 ° C at night ° С water	March 3, Tuesday Partly cloudy, light rain +5 ° С in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water
The weather in Odessa for 10 days

The climate of Odessa is moderately continental and relatively dry, the number of sunny days per year here exceeds 290. The summer is long and hot with an average temperature of about +25 ° C. Winter is short and mild with an average temperature of about zero. The swimming season in Odessa lasts from the beginning of June (the water temperature at this time is already set at 19-20 ° C) and until the end of September.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Odessa

In Odessa deserve attention: the University, the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Historical Museum, the city library, the astronomical observatory and the art gallery .Tourists can also take part in a panoramic walking tour of the city (2, 5 hours), excursions "Temples of Odessa" and "Literary Odessa" or an exciting "Wine Tour" to the Institute of Viticulture and Wine-making .Tairova .Also interesting excursion "Vilkovo - Ukrainian Venice" and a trip to Belgorod-Dnestrovsky .More information can be found on the page of Odessa's attractions .

In summer, pleasure boats run from the Odessa port along the coastal strip and beaches. Departure every hour from 11.00 to 20.00, travel time - about an hour, without stops, the route is circular - begins and ends at the berths of the Seaport, the cost is 70 UAH. There are also routes that provide for a stop on the beach of Arcadia.

Ride a cable car, "duplicating" the route of the Potemkin Stairs on Primorsky Boulevard, is another favorite entertainment for the city's guests. A modern construction was built in 2005, but the first funicular on this site appeared more than 100 years ago. Two cabins lift can accommodate 10 people and slowly raise and lower passengers throughout the day. Directions - 2 UAH.

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Treatment in Odessa

On the Odessa coast stretches a chain of resorts specializing in treating a whole range of diseases. The most popular in this respect are resorts "Arcadia" and "Big Fountain", as well as "Kuyalnik" - one of the most effective mud resorts in Ukraine. In the city there are many health resorts, where curative mud and mineral waters are used. Water "Odesskaya No. 1" and No. 2 of the "Big Fountain" resort are especially appreciated.

All prices are for April 2012. Photos of Odessa (105)