Odesa Landmarks and Historic Squares
Visit the following places with the tour guide:
Jose de Ribas monument, the bronze monument that stands at the beginning of Deribasovskaya Street and bears the inscription: "To the first founder of Odessa-Iosif Deribas".
Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, the oldest theatre in Odessa, built in the neo-baroque architectural style and known for the unique acoustics of its horseshoe-shaped hall, which carries even a low tone of voice from the stage to every part of the hall.
Primorsky Boulevard, a picturesque street by the seaside.
Vorontsov Palace, one of the brightest architectural monuments, which served as the manor residence of the Novorossiysk Governorate's governor-general, Prince Mikhail Vorontsov.
Shah Palace, a neo-gothic building on a cliff, last used from 1909 to 1917 by Persian Shah Muhammad Ali, who fled to Odessa from Iran.
Tolstoy Houses, the palace of Count Tolstoy, commonly known as the House of Scientists.
Catherine Monument, the monument dedicated to Catherine the Great, the mother of Odessa.
City Garden, a very old public park in Odessa.
Sobornaya Square, once the main city square during the times of the Russian Empire and now a favourite hangout space for locals.
End of the tour.
