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Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa (Ukr. Odesa) is quite a young city for Europe; it was founded in 1794 by Catherine the Great, when the Russian Queen decided her empire could use a port on the Black Sea. The population is about one million people. Odessa is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine and its city. Odessa is a port city and the most important trading, cultural, scientific, and resort center in the Northern Black Sea region. Odessa is also a naval base and the home port of a fishing and an antarctic whaling fleet.

Odessa is situated on terraced hills overlooking a small harbor. The weather in Odessa is mild and dry with average temperatures in January of -2° C (29° F), and July of 22° C (73° F). Odessa averages only 35 cm (14 in) of precipitation annually.

The city is said to occupy the site of an ancient Miletian Greek colony (Odessos, Ordyssos, or Ordas) that disappeared between the 3d and 4th cent. In the 14th century the site, then under Lithuanian control, became a Crimean Tatar fortress and trade center called Khadzhi-Bei. In 1764 it passed to the Turks, who built a fortress (Yenu-Duniya) to protect the harbor. It was captured by the Russians in 1789.

Odessa has a university (est. 1865), an opera and ballet theater (1809), a historical museum (1825), a municipal library (1830), an astronomical observatory (1871), an opera house (1883-87), and a picture gallery (1898). Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Greeks predominate in Odessa's cosmopolitan population.

It is said that the most beautiful women live in Odessa. The blend of different nations, cultures, and beliefs created these gorgeous women. If you're interested in meeting your true love Romance Tour to Odessa is your chance. During this exciting Tour you will meet hundreds of single women sincerely desired to find their second half.

A Romance Tour to Odessa and its sister city, Kherson, is a once in a lifetime opportunity, an opportunity that just may change your life forever!


Odessa Photo Gallery

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Odessa Photo Gallery. Opera and Ballet TheaterOpera and Ballet Theater
Odessa Photo Gallery. Potyomkin StairsPotyomkin Stairs on the Primorsky boulevard
Odessa Photo Gallery. Shevchenko ParkShevchenko Park
Odessa Photo Gallery. Navy MuseumNavy Museum
Odessa Photo Gallery. Monument to the unknown sailorMonument to the unknown sailor
Odessa Photo Gallery. Center of the cityCenter of the city
Odessa Photo Gallery. Monument to the flyers of the 69th Air ForceMonument to the flyers of the 69th Air Force
Odessa Photo Gallery. Hotel Bristol (former Krasnaya)Hotel Bristol (former Krasnaya)
Odessa Photo Gallery. Belvedere of Vorontsov's PalaceBelvedere of Vorontsov's Palace
Odessa Photo Gallery. Monument to the governor VorontsovMonument to the governor Vorontsov
Odessa Photo Gallery. Monument for OdessaMonument for Odessa
Odessa Photo Gallery. Scientists' ClubScientists' Club
Odessa Photo Gallery. Hotel 'Yunost'Hotel "Yunost"
Odessa Photo Gallery. Student's palace of cultureStudent's palace of culture
Odessa Photo Gallery. The Statues of Atlantes adorn the house in Gogol StreetThe Statues of Atlantes adorn the house in Gogol Street
Odessa Photo Gallery. Monument to PushkinMonument to Pushkin
Odessa Photo Gallery. Dumskaya (Duma) SquareDumskaya (Duma) Square
Odessa Photo Gallery. Museum of ArchaeologyMuseum of Archaeology
Odessa Photo Gallery. The Statue of LaocoonThe Statue of Laocoon
Odessa Photo Gallery. 'The Golden Child' monument, by Ernst Neizvestny"The Golden Child" monument, by Ernst Neizvestny
 

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