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Pictures of Odessa (Odesa): Ukraine's Port City

Odessa is a favorite vacation spot of Ukrainians' and foreigners alike. These pictures capture some of the feeling of the historic city center.

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Looking down Pushkinska street towards Odessa's famous opera house	The Odessa opera house is supposedly the second most beautiful in Europe after Vienna	At the entrance of the opera house. Unfortunately, it's closed for repairs for the summer	Looking up towards the opera house
Monument near opera house in the old town	Mozart Hotel	A fancy restaurant by the statue	I believe this is a bank, but I lost my record of the shot
Looking towards the statue of Russian poet Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin	Moving closer to the Pushkin monument	The Odessa Oblast administration building	On summer weekends, dozens of newlyweds can be seen in this area taking pictures
The archeology museum's scenic setting is a favorite place for wedding pictures	Looking at one of the older buildings on Pushkinskaya Street	Odessa's quaint cobblestone roads	Many central streets are lined with impressive sycamores
Odessan cat	Tourists and locals stroll down famous Deribasovskaya Street	Odessa's fancy shopping malls rival and possible surpass the best in Kiev	Odessa train station
Potemkin Stairway leads down to the harbor	A closer view of the famous stairway and the new hotel next to the harbor	Looking up at those coming down	A closer look at those stairs...
Odessa is a port city of great importance	Odessa port entrance	Two years ago, Vorontsov palace was in complete disrepair. Now major renovation is going on.	Close-up of the restoration work
This is what the palace looked like before restoration work began	Peering into a courtyard in the old town	Odessa's oldest building remains unrestored to preserve its feel	A newly built church
Back of church, with fountain and pigeons	Fountain	Beach in the popular Arcadia area of Odessa	Different forms of recreation are offered at the beach
Waterslide at Arcadia beach	There are quite a few colorful restaurants overlooking the Black Sea in Arcadia	This ship has a fancy restaurant and dance floor inside	The "Itaka" restaurant and night club. This place starts filling up after 10:00 pm
Interior of the Itaka restaurant	An unclothed statue looks out over the dance floor and restaurant area	A collapsing pier at Arcadia	Fisherman in the Black Sea

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