In late March, traveled to Odessa on the
competition in Odessa catacombs. After the competition I have
left a few days, and I decided to visit the Belgorod - Dnestrovskiy
fortress.In Belgorod - Dniester can be reached
by train, but better by bus. Buses depart from the railway station of Odessa.Fare 15 hryvnia. Two hours later you're in town.A little walk around the city and you are near the fortress.
Akermanskaya fortress - the largest
in Ukraine. The
area of the fortress around 9 hectares. The fortress was built on
the remains of the ancient city of Tyre. From the east castle washed by the Dniester estuary, with
others - is surrounded by a moat of width 14 and depth of 20 meters.From the
estuary is a garrison court, in which the citadel. Fortress besieged many times and for three centuries was under
Turkish rule. Finally passed to Russia after
the Russian-Turkish War 1806 - 1812 year. Now the fortress is a museum.
The main gate of
the fortress
Citadel Siege weapons
On the visit of the fortress took me
four hours. Entrance
fee 5 hryvnia. The next day I returned to Odessa. Walk around the
city, made a lot of photos. City preparing for the day of laughter - April 1.
Odessa museum Monument to
Catherine II Odessa opera house Golden child monument Home - wall
In the evening sat on the train and went home - in Kharkov.