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About Odessa
Odessa has
always shown more color, spunk, and irreverence than other
cities in the former Soviet Union. There's an excitement, an
anything-is-possible feeling in the streets. The city has a
reputation for its irreverent humor that is flaunted on each
April 1st with Odessa's most famous holiday, "Humor Day".
Odessa is
referred to as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" and is the 3rd
largest city in Ukraine, the largest city along the Black
Sea, and the most important city of Ukraine for trade. It is
also known as Student Paradise with 45 higher educational
institutions which impart world class education. Odessa's
mild climate, warm waters and sunlit beaches attract
hundreds of thousands of people all the year around. Its
shady lanes, beautiful lightly pastel buildings and cozy
squares impart to the city a certain air of intimacy.
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With its balmy
climate, seaside vistas and sandy beaches, and year round
lively street life, Odessa has an ambience of more
Mediterranean than Slavic. It is not only a bustling
industrial hub but also an alluring holiday destination with
dozens of large sanatoriums, miles of sandy beaches, and
arguably the most beautiful women in the world. Odessa is
simply enchanting with its marvelous architecture. It's
history as a thriving enterprise has left the city with some
splendid architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries and a
multifaceted, irrepressible spirit.
The cultural life of Odessa is rich & varied. There are 6
theaters, a Philharmonic society, a circus, a sports palace,
a concert hall, clubs & palaces of culture, 20 cinemas and a
big open air theater. Odessa is famous for its night
discotheques. Best known of all theaters is the Odessa Opera
& Ballet.
Climate in Odessa is comparatively warm. October brings in
winter which persists till the beginning of March. December
& January are the extremely cold months (average temp. 0oC.
-10oC.). March, April and May to spring & then
you have the best time around with summer (till August).
Average temp. in summer + 15oC to + 25oC.
Over 100 nationalities reside here, and non-Ukrainian
inhabitants make up more than 45% of the regional
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