Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Odesa, Ukraine
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3.7 km
78 m
Explore Odesa in Ukraine with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in OdesaIndividual Sights in OdesaSight 1: Воронцовський маяк
The Vorontsov Lighthouse is a red-and-white, 27.2 metre tall lighthouse in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine. It is named after Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, one of the governors-general of the Odesa region.
Sight 2: Vorontsov Palace
The Vorontsov Palace is a 19th-century palace and colonnade in Odesa, Ukraine, at the end of the Prymorskyi Boulevard pedestrian walkway.
Sight 3: Atlas
In Greek mythology, Telamon was the son of King Aeacus of Aegina, and Endeïs, a mountain nymph. The elder brother of Peleus, Telamon sailed alongside Jason as one of his Argonauts, and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. In the Iliad, he was the father of Greek heroes Ajax the Great and Teucer by different mothers. Some accounts mention a third son of his, Trambelus. He and Peleus were also close friends of Heracles, assisting him on his expeditions against the Amazons and his assault on Troy.
Sight 4: Шахський палац
Brzozowski Palace is an architectural monument in Odessa. The palace is located on Gogol Street, 2. It was built from 1851 to 1852 according to the project of the Polish architect Felix Gąsiorowski.
Sight 5: Orange that saved Odesa
The Appellant Monument or the Orange Monument That Saved Odesa is a modern art object of the city of Odessa, referring to forgotten and anecdotal events in the history of the city.
Sight 6: Одеський художній музей
Odesa National Fine Arts Museum or Odesa National Art Museum is one of the principal art galleries of the city of Odesa in Ukraine. Founded in 1899, it occupies the Potocki Palace, itself a monument of early 19th century architecture. The museum now houses more than 10 thousand pieces of art, including paintings by some of the best-known Russian and Ukrainian artists of late 19th and early 20th century. It is the only museum in Odesa that has free entrance day every last Sunday of the month.
Sight 7: Monument to the founders of Odesa (dismantled)
"To the Founders of Odessa" is the official name of the dismantled monument to Catherine II and her associates - José de Ribas, Franz de Vollan, Grigory Potemkin and Platon Zubov, which was located in Odessa on Catherine Square. The monument was erected in 1900 by Ukrainian architect Yuri Dmytrenko, sculptor Mikhail Popov, engineer A. A. Sikorsky with the participation of sculptor Boris Eduards. It was dismantled in 1920 and restored in 2007. As part of de-russification, it was dismantled on December 28, 2022.
Sight 8: Odesa Fine Arts Museum
Odesa National Fine Arts Museum or Odesa National Art Museum is one of the principal art galleries of the city of Odesa in Ukraine. Founded in 1899, it occupies the Potocki Palace, itself a monument of early 19th century architecture. The museum now houses more than 10 thousand pieces of art, including paintings by some of the best-known Russian and Ukrainian artists of late 19th and early 20th century. It is the only museum in Odesa that has free entrance day every last Sunday of the month.
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