Glimpse at Odessa on a January day when it's -13C/+10F but it feels like -21C/-9F. Walk along Odessa's most touristy spot off-season. Hear stories about City Garden and its many monuments. Sneak peek at the pubs and restaurants in the neighborhood.
And if you are interested in exploring Odessa's Jewish heritage (Olga refers to it a couple of times during the walk), join our Jewish Odessa virtual walking tour. More details and booking instructions are at the link in the top comment below.
Description:
00:00 Introduction
00:01 Odessa's touristy historic area on a freezing January day
01:14 Odessa's Passage
02:53 Finding the way to the Irish Pub
04:54 Story of Odessa's founder and the first city administrator
05:49 City Garden
06:16 The "12th Chair" Monument
08:01 Restaurants of City Garden
08:33 The most favorite local restaurant
09:21 The monument to the City of Love
10:38 The Protestant Presbyterian church
11:08 City Garden continued
12:24 The open air Summer Theater
13:33 Pubs of City Garden
14:08 City Garden continued
15:10 The Monument to Odessa's Time
18:10 The Monuments to Odessa's Voice and the famous singer
19:14 A replica of the historical Big Moscow hotel
20:23 A stroll along Deribasovskaya steet, the most famous Odessa's street
24:57 Walking through the old courtyard with an original layout and exciting story
28:55 The end of the walk. Till next Saturday and Sunday
To walk Odessa's old town in real-time with us, tune in to our Facebook page @OdessaWalks at 1.00pm GMT on Saturday and Sunday. Olga goes live and bring's Odessa' to you:)
