It can be frustrating and time-consuming to research your travel destination. We live and work in Odessa and know it like a back of our hand. We are always happy when people come and visit our beautiful home city and want you to have as much information about Odessa as possible. That is why we have put together an online Odessa Travel Guide full of essential information for your trip.

Founded in 1794 by Katherine the Second with the purpose of establishing a mighty seaport, fortifying southern borders of the Russian Empire, Odessa has surpassed Her Majesty expectations. Soon Odessa has become one of the biggest and wealthiest cities of Russia. By European standards, Odessa is a young city. Odessa has quickly developed into a center of international trade, industry, and science. By its hundredth anniversary (1894), Odessa occupied the 4th place in the Russian Empire in size and economic power - after St. Petersburg, Moscow and Warsaw. The city suffered heavy damage during World War II, and many residents were killed by the occupying German and Romanian armies. The extraction of shell-limestone to construct those buildings resulted in Odessa's labyrinthine underground, from which partisans operated during World War II.

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