Odessa Harbour

Places of Interest

Potemkin Stairs

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Oleksandr Malyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Potemkin Stairs, Potemkin Steps, or officially, the Prymorski Stairs, are a giant stairway in Odesa, Ukraine. They are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and are the best known symbol of Odesa.

Odesa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Theater building

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The Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is the oldest theatre in Odesa, Ukraine. The Theatre and the Potemkin Stairs are the most famous edifices in Odesa.

Odesa Fine Arts Museum

Museum

Photo: Haidamac, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The 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.

Places in the Area

Odesa

Photo: Alex Levitsky & Dmitry Shamatazhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Odesa, is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people. Its chief attraction to visitors is the graceful old town, laid out on a grid pattern in the early 19th century, with its many churches, galleries and museums.

Peresyp

Suburb

Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peresyp is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Odessa Harbour.

Moldavanka

Suburb

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Moldavanka is a historical part of Odesa in the Odesa Oblast of southern Ukraine, located jointly in Khadzhybeiskyi and Prymorskyi urban districts. Before 1820 it was a settlement just outside Odesa, which later engulfed it. Moldavanka is situated 3½ km southwest of Odessa Harbour.

Odessa Harbour

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