Odesa is located on the shore of the Odesa Gulf on the northwest coast of the Black Sea, at a distance of about 39 kilometers from the border with Moldova.

General facts:

• Temperature: in Summer +29, in Autumn +15, in Winter +2, in Spring +12 C
• The water temperature from the end of May to the end of September is +23 degrees
• 290 sunny days per year
• 30 km of coastline
• Taxi costs 3–4 Euros
• Public transport costs 15–20 Eurocents (shuttle, bus, tram, sightseeing bus).

Odesa Demographics:

• The population is approximately 1 011 000 people
• Language spoken: Russian and Ukrainian.
• Odessa is a multinational and multi-confessional city, where representatives of various religions live peacefully.
• There are 8 religions, common confessions are Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam.
• 130 nationalities: Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Jews, Moldovans, Belarusians, Armenians, Poles, Georgians, Azerbaijanis, Russians.

Some additional facts:

• No visa for US citizens, the EU and the UK
• Visa issue at the border for the UAE, China and India
• The visa is valid for 90 days a year.
• Safe in most areas
• The satisfaction level of tourist 98% according to the information from the Tripadvisor.

How to get to Odesa:

• 100 connecting flights
• 17 airlines
• 20 direct international destinations
• Odesa airport is in TOP 3 Airports in Ukraine
• Direct flights: Warsaw, Vienna, Istanbul, Minsk, Chisinau, Prague, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, Krakow, Berlin, Frankfurt, Ankara, Batumi, Yerevan, Tel-Aviv, Dubai, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Thessaloniki, Sofia
• Odesa is a railroad center of Ukraine: 4200 kilometers
• Pan European No.9 transport corridor.

Odesa is a progressive city:

• 10+ coworking spaces
• 3 circuses
• 25+ museums
• 2 zoos with exotic animals
• 50+ clubs
• an aquarium-dolphinarium
• 20+ parks and squares
• 20 theaters
• 5 skating rinks
• 30 monuments and sculptures
• 15 cinemas
• 10+ beaches
• underwater history museum

International relations:

• 23 sister cities: Liverpool (Great Britain), Lodz (Poland), Chisinau (Moldova), Regensburg (Germany), Qingdao (China), Istanbul (Turkey), Haifa (Israel), etc.
• Main directions: Development of Danube region, sustainable tourism development, the implementation of joint international initiatives and activities
• Member of the international organization “Danube Influence Center”
• 15 partner cities: Warsaw and Gdansk, Minsk and Brest, Ningbo, etc.
• It`s the only million city of Ukraine, which entered the international network “Intercultural cities”
• Program of the Council of Europe. Contributes to improving comfort of living and fruitful international cooperation of its participants.

Types of tourism in Odesa:

• Engastronomic
• Gastro-tourism
• Cultural
• Educational
• Leisure
• Sport and Recreation
• Wellness and Spa Tourism
• MICE
• Shopping
• Nightlife
• Medical

Prices for food and accommodation:

• Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
• The average cost of the trip is 30-80 euro per day, and for luxury trip – 80 euro per day
• 500 restaurants
• Economy eats – 5-10 euros, moderately priced 10-20 euros, fine dining 20+ euros.
• 300+ hotels and 50+ hostels.
• An average cost of living is 30-60 euros in hotels, 30-50 euros in apartments, 5-20 euros in hostels, 30+ euros in health and spa hotels.