Odesa [a] (also spelled Odessa) [b] is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.

Jan 24, 2025 · Odesa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Dniester River estuary and about 275 miles (443 km) south of Kyiv. The city is an important cultural and educational center as well as a major port.

The Gulf of Odesa, or Odesa Bay, (Ukrainian: Одеська затока, Odeska zatoka) is a part of the Black Sea between North Odesa Cape in the north and Cape Velykyi Fontan in the south. The coasts of the gulf have capes Langeron and Malyi Fontan.

Feb 19, 2023 · A seaside resort with a rich multicultural past, Odesa was one of the early targets of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022. But the port city mounted its defenses and the mayor, who...

Feb 25, 2022 · Odessa is located in the South-west of Ukraine, about 275 miles south of the capital city, Kyiv, and about 360 miles northeast of the Romanian capital of Bucharest. The bustling port city is also situated on the North-west coast of the Black Sea. Odessa experiences a temperate climate.

Sep 19, 2023 · Odesa [dead link] (Ukrainian: Одеса, also transliterated Odessa from Russian: Одесса), is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people (2015). 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.

May 11, 2018 · Cosmopolitan Odesa's Black Sea beaches are now Ukraine’s top summer destination, while its burgeoning foodie scene is a fusion of regional influences.

Odesa [1] (Ukrainian: Одеcа, [ɔˈdɛsɑ]; also known as Odessa, Russian: Одесса) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the Black Sea shore. It is the administrative center of the province of Odesa Oblast .

Sep 3, 2024 · Relax by the Black Sea at Lanzheron Beach. 6. Look Up at the Grandeur Glass Ceiling of Odesa Passage. 7. Be Bombarded by Street Performances at Derybasivska Main Street. 8. Check Out the Cathedral Square. 9. Eat all the Seafood in Odesa. 10. Go Cafe-Hopping in Odesa. 1. Learn About Alexander Pushkin, the Great Russian Poet at Pushkin Museum. 2.

Nov 10, 2011 · Being a major port on the Black Sea, Odesa was influenced more than the country’s interior by Western Europe; the architecture has an Italian Renaissance flare, and the French Duke de Richelieu was the governor of the state for an 11-year-period beginning in 1803.