Ukraine - Southern region
 

Cities:  Odessa Crimea Yalta Sevastopol

ODESSA

       Odessa is a cosmopolitan city with people of more than 100 nationalities which call their city "a pearl by the seaside". Odessa is the 5th largest city in Ukraine and the most important city of trade.
       Odessa was officially founded in 1794 as a Russian naval fortress. According to one of the legends Duke Emmanuel de Richelieu decided to build the new city that would be even more beautiful than Paris.
       Today Odessa is a city of 1.1 million people. Odessa is situated on terraced hills overlooking a small harbor. The weather is mild and dry with average temperatures in January of -2 C (29 F), and July of 22 C (73 F). Odessa is well-known as the capital of humor, probably due to the great variety of people and its southern location on the Black Sea.
       Odessa's classical architecture is set on orderly planned streets that are surrounded with green space, giving the city an air of elegance.


Hotel "Chernoye More"

    Hotel "Chernoye More" is situated in the center of Odessa.
       The hotel represents a modern 11-storeyed building where in the ground floor there are a bar and a restaurant, a night club, a post office and a newspaper stall, a shop stall of souvenirs, a service bureau, hairdresser's saloon and an exchange office. The credit cards ("VISA", "American Express", "Prestige Card") and cash are accepted in hotel.
       The rooms of the hotel are equipped with either a bath or a shower. Each room has a modern interior, a TV set, mini-bar and a telephone. The comfort and the service satisfy all demands.
       There is a fish restaurant "DAB" on the ground floor of the hotel.
       The restaurant for 250 places is on the 1st floor of the hotel. The night club "Nostalgy" operates interesting programs. Bowling center and "Darts" are on the 1st floor.



CRIMEA

       The Crimea is a constituent part of Ukraine with the rights of Autonomous Republic. The capital of the Crimea and the gateway to the republic is Simferopol. The unforgettable beauty of the Southern Coast of the Crimea, its subtropical climate, salubrious air, sea and mountains create the unique possibility for a good rest and treatment.
       The Crimea is famous for its magnificent resorts, numerous monuments of history, culture and art and also for its original grape wines of high quality.
       The Crimean Palaces are magnificent museums with the collection of paintings, sculpture and applied art items. They have their own charm of antiquity.



YALTA

       Yalta is the most popular resort of the "Ukrainian Riviera", lies near the southern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, in a horseshoe formed by spurs of the Crimean Mountains.
       The city is ideally located and has an excellent climate. There are practically no north winds. The winters are extremely mild (roses often bloom in the open at Christmas) and the city is rich in acacia, laurel, magnolia, and palm trees, and is surrounded by orchards and vineyards. The mountains are covered with oak and beech forests. The heat of the summer months is tempered by the sea breezes. The annual sunshine hours equal those of Nice in the south of France. The bathing season lasts from June till the end of September.



Hotel "Oreanda"

     The Oreanda Hotel is located on the seafront in the very center of the city.
       The interior decoration of the Oreanda Hotel features marble, finewood, metal and tined plastics used with much taste.
       The rooms are elegantly appointed with modern comfortable furniture. Each guestroom is equipped with a television set, telephone. There are a reception desk, the service bureau, a currency exchange desk, a post-office, boutique shop, souvenir kiosks, a beauty shop, barbers's, hairdresser's, manicure, pedicure, massage, nurse, solarium, a restaurant, as well as espresso cafe, a discotheque bar, and several buffets.
       At the hotel there is an indoor swimming-pool with heated sea water.



Sanatorium "Foros", Bigger Yalta, FOROS

       The sanatorium is situated in small town Foros in 50 km from the center of Yalta. The sanatorium is located in the park zone. There is a private beach in 100 meters from the sanatorium. "Foros" is opened all year round.
       The sanatorium offers comfortable double rooms with sea view and mountain view.
       The sanatorium offers: swimming-pool, rooms of functional diagnostics, sauna, hairdressing saloon (barber's), cosmetic study, bar with american billiard, reception, currency exchange, restaurant, bars, shop, conference room for 320 persons, cinema hall.
       In the sanatorium there are 4 elevators. In fall and in winter indoor pool with sea water works. In the park there are tennis-courts and sport grounds.
       The sanatorium has a medical and diagnostic center, hydropathic and mud-curing equipment.
       The sanatorium offers treatment of peripheral nervous system, cardiovascular system, and organs of breathing.



"Yusupov Palace", Bigger Yalta, Koreiz.

       In June 1992, the YUSUPOV PALACE, which is now a luxurious hotel and business center, opened its doors to visitors in the resort town of Koreiz on the southern coast of the Crimea.
       The palace was built for one of the richest aristocratic families of Russia related to the imperial dynasty. The Yusupov Palace is built in neo-romanesque style with some elements of Italian Renaissance.
       Now the Yusupov Palace is an ideal place for rest, with the peace and quiet of its luxuriant park on the slopes of Crimean Mountains. It is ready to welcome all those who are accustomed to comfort and service on the VIP level.
       Along with the restaurant and bar, guests may attend a cinema hall, tennis court, sports ground, and the beach with a sauna, swimming-pool and massage.



SEVASTOPOL

       Sevastopol is built on the site of the Hellenic city of Khersones [Chersonesus]. Situated in the south-west of the Crimean peninsula Sevastopol is the largest sea, trade, and fishing port. It is the most important industrial, scientific and technical, recreative, cultural and historical centre in Southern Ukraine. The population of the city is 400 thousand of 28 nationalities. Close to the city are mountains separated by deep ravines. There are many deep sea bays naturally defended with the favourable navigation channels. The climate is close to the subtropical climate of the Southern shore of the Crimea (dry climate with ice free sea, fresh air, picturesque landscapes of mountains and forests). The average monthly temperature in winter is between - 2oC and + 7oC. Fresh sea breezes soften the summer heat.
       The favourable geographical position of the city, the climate, the existence of the high resource potential and the experience of the international activity provides an opportunity to regard the prospects for regional development as the strong international trade industrial and tourist centre of southern Ukraine.

Hotel "Yard"

Hotel is located in the southern part of the city in 15 minutes drive from the business center and offers splendid accommodation in 27 rooms and suites. There is TV, phone, fridge, shower, bathroom, radio, satellite TV in each room. Additional services are bar-restaurant, outdoor exotic bar, sauna, parking, currency exchange, laundry, barber, beauty parlour, fax and computer, safe.
       Such credit cards as VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard are accepted in the hotel.
      
Hotel "Ukraine"

The hotel is situated in the center of city not far from seashore. Hotel offers comfortable double and single rooms, restaurant, cafe, bar, cocktail hall, a hairdresser, beauty parlour, massage and medical cabinets, parking, safe, currency exchange. VISA credit cards are accepted.
       Hotel "Ukraine" is the great example of hospitality.