{"id":509,"date":"2008-10-04T00:10:41","date_gmt":"2008-10-03T14:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=509"},"modified":"2013-10-21T20:17:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T09:17:54","slug":"a-walking-tour-of-old-odessa-town-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/ukraine-river-cruise\/a-walking-tour-of-old-odessa-town-ukraine","title":{"rendered":"A walking tour of old Odessa town, Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On a brief stopover in Odessa, one of the best ways to get a feel for the city is to do a walking tour of the old town.\u00a0 As our ship was moored at the sea passenger terminal, this was easy enough to do.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/Ukraine\/Odessa\/DSC_1235\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Duke de Richelieu monument\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/var\/thumbs\/Ukraine\/Odessa\/DSC_1235.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"Duke de Richelieu monument\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duke de Richelieu monument<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sea passenger terminal is within close proximity to the Potemkin Steps and there&#8217;s a cable car that takes you to the top of the Potemkin Steps if you don&#8217;t feel inclined to make the climb.\u00a0 Once you reach the top, you&#8217;re on Primorsky Boulevard where the Duke de Richelieu, standing on his pedestal with right hand outstretched, appears to be welcoming the world to Odessa.\u00a0 The Duke played a key role in making Odessa a duty free port and in his left hand is a scroll with a manifesto about the duty free port zones.\u00a0 The two yellow semi-circular buildings at Primorsky Square were built in the 1830s to Russian classic styles and are the oldest surviving buildings on the Boulevard.\u00a0 Within one of the buildings is &#8216;The Boulevard&#8217; an upmarket restaurant that promises to transport diners to the glory days and\u00a0experience\u00a0the spirit of old Odessa.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/Ukraine\/Odessa\/AJP_4035\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pushkin monument\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/var\/thumbs\/Ukraine\/Odessa\/AJP_4035.jpg?resize=150%2C101\" alt=\"Pushkin monument\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pushkin monument<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Facing away from the port, if you walk to the left, you&#8217;ll soon come upon Londonskaya Hotel.\u00a0 At the end of Primorsky Boulevard is Deriskaya Square where the monument to A.S. Pushkin stands with the City Hall in the background.\u00a0 There&#8217;s massive renovation works going on and barricades around the place so we did our best to get these snaps.<\/p>\n<p>From Pushkin&#8217;s monument, if you walk to the top of Chaikovskogo Lane and then take a right turn, you&#8217;ll end up at Ekaterininskaya Square or Catherine Square.\u00a0 A towering statue of Catherine the Great stands in this square where once stood the monument to the Potemkin sailors.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a brief stopover in Odessa, one of the best ways to get a feel for the city is to do a walking tour of the old town.\u00a0 As our ship was moored at the sea passenger terminal, this was easy enough to do. 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