A week in Odesa, Ukraine

Seven days in Odesa, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Odesa Fine Arts Museum. 34 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Odesa Fine Arts MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Transfiguration CathedralCathedral · 1.1 km on from Odesa Fine Arts Museum · On the map
  3. Odesa Museum of Regional HistoryMuseum · 0.5 km on from Transfiguration Cathedral · On the map
  4. Odesa Opera and Ballet TheaterTheatre or opera house · 0.4 km on from Odesa Museum of Regional History · On the map
  5. Al-Salam MosqueMosque · 1.4 km on from Odesa Opera and Ballet Theater · On the map
  6. Odesa ZooZoo or aquarium · 0.8 km on from Al-Salam Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 5.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 11 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. KhadjibeyCastle · On the map
  2. Odesa Archeological MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Khadjibey · On the map
  3. Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern ArtMuseum · 0.3 km on from Odesa Archeological Museum · On the map
  4. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, OdesaCathedral · 0.4 km on from Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art · On the map
  5. Odesa Oblast Academic Drama TheaterTheatre or opera house · 0.5 km on from Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Odesa · On the map
  6. Gallery of modern art NT-ArtMuseum · 1 km on from Odesa Oblast Academic Drama Theater · On the map

6 stops, 4.2 km on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. The Holocaust Museum in OdesaMuseum · On the map
  2. Jewish History MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from The Holocaust Museum in Odesa · On the map
  3. St. Paul CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Jewish History Museum · On the map
  4. St. Peter church in OdesaTemple or shrine · 1 km on from St. Paul Cathedral · On the map
  5. Monument to the founders of OdesaMonument · 0.2 km on from St. Peter church in Odesa · On the map
  6. Museum of Foreign Writers in OdesaMuseum · 0.7 km on from Monument to the founders of Odesa · On the map

6 stops, 4.5 km on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. Statue of Graf Vorontsov, OdesaMonument · On the map
  2. Odesa Numismatics MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Statue of Graf Vorontsov, Odesa · On the map
  3. Bust of Pushkin in OdesaMonument · 0.6 km on from Odesa Numismatics Museum · On the map
  4. Statue of the Duc de Richelieu in OdesaMonument · 0.3 km on from Bust of Pushkin in Odesa · On the map
  5. Vorontsov PalacePalace · 0.3 km on from Statue of the Duc de Richelieu in Odesa · On the map
  6. Palace of Belina-BrzozowskiPalace · 0.3 km on from Vorontsov Palace · On the map

6 stops, 3.2 km on foot along the streets: about 40 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Kulykove PoleGarden · On the map
  2. Museum of the CinemaMuseum · 1.4 km on from Kulykove Pole · On the map
  3. Odesa University Zoological museumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Museum of the Cinema · On the map
  4. Arcadia SanatoriumPark · 0.5 km on from Odesa University Zoological museum · On the map

4 stops, 3.8 km on foot along the streets: about 48 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Dolphinarium in OdesaZoo or aquarium · On the map
  2. Monument to the unknown sailorMonument · 0.4 km on from Dolphinarium in Odesa · On the map
  3. Shevchenko ParkPark · 0.6 km on from Monument to the unknown sailor · On the map

3 stops, 1.2 km on foot along the streets: about 17 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Saint Pantaleon Church and Monastery in OdesaCathedral · On the map
  2. Holy Trinity CathedralCathedral · 0.7 km on from Saint Pantaleon Church and Monastery in Odesa · On the map
  3. The Dormition CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Holy Trinity Cathedral · On the map

3 stops, 1.5 km on foot along the streets: about 18 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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