First Time in ODESSA! Ukraine's BEST Holiday DESTINATION! Worth IT?! 

Odessa is such a gem. Please don't let the war destroy the beauty and the vibrant energy of this city😢💕

Would recommend going to the Carpathian Mountains ( Bukovel) if you get the chance

Odessa looks Awesome !

Francesco Carlo Boffo was a Swiss-Italian-born Neoclassical architect who designed more than 30 buildings in Odessa between 1818 and 1861, including the famous Potemkin Stairs. If you walk the old towns of most European cities, Odessa's architecture would look very similar.

Odessa - such a beauty. Miss you so much, my favorite city. Живи и процветай.

As we mentioned before, Odessa is on list of places to visit when go to Ukraine next year, The architecture was stunning with a Paris feel. Matt and Molly, you captured it all perfectly in a nice vlog. Sending you lots of love😍😍. Harriet and Jim. Richmond, Va.

Odessa was designed by a famous Italian architect in the 1700's on the order of Catherine the Great.

Ukraine looks amazing to go visit. Haven't been watching vlogs lately, been super busy at work. See you around sometimes🙏🤗❤️😍💜💝💗💕

I loved Odessa when I visited in 2019, loved it. We had coffee and cakes at the Terrace Restaurant, was very fancy. I hope you visited the catacombs while you were there x

I had very short visit ones to Odesa 30 years ago. What a beautiful tour you gave me! Love it. Thanks.

Thanks for this wonderful video n thanks for showing Odessa, Ukraine. Beautiful.

I love this city. I hope everyone is fine. Thoughts with you all

Thank you for this! ❤️ I hope Odessa and its people will be safe and survive the war. It's my dream to visit one day. Slava Ukraini!

Amazing 😁 ukrainian city - Odesa.

Thank you for this wonderful video.Beautiful Odessa.Hey Molly Have a wonderful birthday week ahead.Cheers enjoy n have an amazing awes trip.😍🥰🤩❤😍🤩😘

Happy birthday in advance.may you have a blessed day ahead of you.

Love your Ukraine videos guys! I knew some cities in the USSR and soviet satelites were destroyed during WWII and rebuilt in the soviet style (like Minsk or eastern Berlin) and that other ones were lucky to keep their historical centers, but just like you I also didn't know anything about the architecture (and history in general) of Odessa.

not only have your culinary tastes grown but your cultural as well its good to see and makes your vlogs interesting there allways entertaining

I am glad to watch your new video ☺️

It is #OdesaNotOdessa

Write Odesa! Odesa is a Ukrainian city, therefore it is correct to write with one letter S

You were watching Don Quixote.

Odessa tip ::: walk or run the zolotor heath track between shevchenka and arrkadia in the morning. its about 10k from your hotel.

wow this was great

Did you know that the Odessa Opera House was originally designed specifically for Tbilisi, but they hated this beautiful building in Tbilisi, they wanted a more Asian style, finally a yellow striped building on Rustaveli Avenue was built in the Moorish style in Tbilisi, you will notice 😀😀

u guys planning Kharkiv ?

Wow.... another year! 😄👍 Advance HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOLLY. ❤🍻🎂🥂🎁🍺❤ Cheers and stay safe. ❤

Most of historical buildings in Odesa was created under government of Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septemanie de Vignerot du Plessis or, as he known in Odesa - Duke Rishelie. Former French prime-minister and second mayor in history of Odesa after Russian conquest of city in 1792

Мой город любимый - Odesa !

Black Sea is like Mamaia!

attacking Odessa would be similar to situation when serbs attacked Dubrovnik in Croatia

The babushka was really colourful ))

Wow I am first 😍

the woman who shouted near the Potemkin stairs called for a ride on a boat, but it looks wild, but the ride costs only $ 8 per person and it's worth it, there is an option on light boats, they actively maneuver, got a lot of pleasure with my wife, and got wet

Awesome video quality ! When you guys have time to travel, filming and video editing :D Odessa mother, one of the most popular city for soviet pop culture + a lot of legendary soviet movies was made in this city. :)

well, this situation is bad

I had always thought that Odessa was a city in Russia until today. There once was a famous bar and club in Brooklyn called Odessa in an area known to be Russian, I just discovered that it had closed back in 2013. The diner and cafe next to it closed Summer of last year. Anyway, sorry for the sob story... I wondered where it was that Molly watched theater and finally got the answer. I never knew Odessa was in Ukraine, obviously, but incredibly impressed by its architecture.

Damn now most of these are destroyed...

Happy birthday, Molly!

the first architects in Odessa were French, Italians, Germans, Austrians, mostly, then there were Soviet architects, now sometimes it seems that they are building without architects

Love Odessa

and by the way, it is correct to write "Odesa" with one letter "s"

God bless you and your family

Вітаємо всіх в Україні!!

Can't wait to make it to Odessa

I have watched your other videos and this one and they are great! Only a little suggestion, try to mention the cost of restaurants more.

odeSa!

Guys, love your videos but please, write Odesa instead of Odessa. SS - is a russian way to multiple letters.

Just found your video. Great stuff. I love Odesa. (One "S" is the Ukrainian transliteration.) Here's some stuff you guys mentioned that some might want some more details on. -José de Ribas is who Deribasivskya is named after. That's a good start to Ukrainian history. It's addictive. -Pre Russian full scale invasion (they actually invaded in 2014) soviet war memorials were preserved (Like you saw near Mozart). It is likely any references to Russia or the Soviet Union will be de-Russified in the coming years as Ukraine embraces a new European path. - Lanzeron beach is considered walking distance to many Odesians in the city center. I'm American... it certainly is NOT for me! 🤣 - Odesa is one of Europe's most walkable cities! - You nailed the architecture. It was purposefully designed to be French & Italian in style. - No one cares, but my apartment is on Primorsky there near the stairs! - Babushka's are Russian. Babusya's are Ukrainian. - Kumenets is touristy. BUT... it is VERY well respected food-wise. And the non-happy indifference is also traditional! 😜🤣 - The Ukrainian restaurant kitchen has traditionally been the domain of the babushya. That is changing. But not at Kumenets. In many countries if you look in the "back of the house"/kitchen it is staffed by immigrants. In Ukraine is is staffed by grandmothers. As the culinary arts become a legit career in Ukraine, that is starting to change. - Black Sea jelly fish are not poisonous (I think.). Great video guys.

Odessa was built by lots of European architects from Italy and France, thanks to Catherine the Great. All that info is easily found online.

Looks awesome place to visit

Belated Birthday wishes Molly, i am guessing it was sometime during Oct? Another great video exploring some great sights x x

Just came here March 1st ….2022. How sad that in just a couple of months so much could change

Actually it’s not OdeSSa, but Odesa :) but your videos are super interesting, thanks for this one🙏🏻😁

As always woderful video :D

Historical ethnic and national composition 1897[92] Russians: 198,233 people (49.09%) Jews: 124,511 people (30.83%) Ukrainians: 37,925 people (9.39%) Poles: 17,395 people (4.31%) Germans: 10,248 people (2.54%) Greeks: 5,086 people (1.26%) Tatars: 1,437 people (0.36%) Armenians: 1,401 people (0.35%) Belarusians: 1,267 people (0.31%) French: 1,137 people (0.28%)

Welcome to Eastern Europe 🎉

Actually the theatre isn’t the biggest sight in Odessa. There are the famous stars, the famous city gardens, one of the largest markets in east Europe, the famous courts, Passagen, central post office, the cathedral place, faltz fein house and so on… I suggest that you do some research before going to another town. There is a reason why Odessa has the nick name “Pearl of the South”. The architects of that city were Franz Frapolli, Alexander Bernardazzi, Franz Boffo. Who are Italian/ Swiss people. Furthermore, the beach isn’t separated from the town. It’s part of the town. You seem not to comprehend the size of the city. The city does not just consists of just this little quarter you have seen. But great that you made this video any way.

Now the place is being taken over by Russia 😞

La Scala 😂 does it ring a bell?

Splendid, awesome and amazing ❤❤🎉🎉

Happy birthday! Will you visit more cities in Ukraine?

Its called the Opera House not the Theater

Need an holiday ,think I'll do this...thanks guys

I can not wait to go to my Ukraine trip beginning of new year if still alive if my reservation still valid but think it got canceled Looking forward see the gorgous ladies of ukraine

Hello Molly and Matt have a wonderful weekend and wow Molly is your birthday happy birthday and more blessings and always healthy in your life and nice adventures again thank you my idols for sharing enjoy your day we love you so much guys always be safe and I can’t wait your birthday celebration lasts years you got beautiful birthday celebration in the Philippines 🥰🥰🥰🎂🎁🎉🎊🍾🎈🧸

you showed the corner of the street I live on 😳

U know that Odessa was Founded by a guy from Naples? So this beauty is thanks to Naples

I was going to say it looks like Matt you need to visit a Ukrainian barbershop!

What is the time of your visiting Odesa? Which year is it?

Good job, i like seeing colors of Odessa. One would think "communasation" is part of the history, after all Soviet Red Army saved Odessa and the rest of Ukraine from Germans and their local helpers, then developed whole country...

odessa was built by one man...duke de richeilieu....he was hired by Catherine The Great in 1794 to build a great southern port. His statue adorns the top of the potemken steps. He hired italian and austrian architects to build the city. it took him 30 years. he died penniless. Odessa for me has the greatest vibe on the planet.

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You are absolutely lovely.

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I am looking forward to taking train in that nation Is it over 500 miles from kiev

great video guys, hey did you pay for the funicular with your credit card?

Sorry. This was not about Odessa, but about you.

so sad these nice structures destroyed by war

Great job! Great videos! Are you from Britain?

Odessa thanks it`s architecture to Duke de Richelieu and (also Franchman) Devollan came in Odessa in 1803 when it has 9000 cityzens.

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Odesa, not Odessa

You guys travel a lot. Next is Russia, Tibet

Looks like a beautiful old city. Hope there is little damage when the Russians get there. Stay safe everyone.

This city was, is and will always be RUSSIA

OdeSa😊❤

The Queen Ekaterin 2nd called Odessa to be a free town inviting European architechters to build without a duties. It was an "off-shore" town like Britisch Vergine Islands now...

I'm so obsessed with British accent and British culture in general, so it was very nice to see the actual brits visiting my country, it happens so rarely 😂 I hope i'll visit the UK one day

Only big problem I have do not speak russian

Nice balcony at the beginning of the video. It is good to have a balcony in general. 😍

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Hello cuties! Love and respect from Romania! Try the Odessa largest Bordwalk, I think is called "the romanian lady" :)