Odessa is the most picturesque city of Ukraine, and its main advantage is the ability to surprise. In the summer, trains and buses drop many sea-goer lovers out of their doors.
В этом городе много пляжей, самые популярные, но and loaded among them are those that are located closer to the center. If you drive away from the railway station on the 18th tram in the direction of the Big Fountain station and get to the very end of the “Health Path”, you will see a beautiful promenade and a beach with surprisingly soft and clean sand. This is the "Gold Coast". Odessa, thanks to this place, is able to surprise travelers every time.
Description of the beach
If you take the tram or taxi (№ 215,223) to 16 station "Big Fountain", then you can see the picturesque embankment located parallel to it. Beautiful and well-groomed flowerbeds, a large number of green spaces and comfortable benches, cleanliness and the blue expanse of the sea - all this makes the "Gold Coast" (Odessa) not only a stunningly attractive stretch of coast, but also a place to spend time in the evening.
This small beach always seems full of peoplealthough in fact it is loaded much less than its more popular resting places. This is due to the fact that to him from the city center you need to get about 30 minutes by public transport. But the purest sand and water of an extraordinary blue color, which cannot be found on other beaches, fully compensate for the time spent.
Встречают гостей и жителей города 2 гордых snow-white stone lions, near which tourists like to be photographed. The embankment was recently renovated, and now the beach "Gold Coast" (Odessa) looks like a cozy coastal area in the European coastal city.
Beach infrastructure
In this place, everything was done for a comfortable stay.
- По дороге к пляжу туристов встречают numerous small stalls, where you can buy bathing accessories and toys, funny T-shirts and ice cream, beer and shaurma, soda and southern Ukrainian fruit.
- For those who want to really eat,on the waterfront there is a cafe with very low prices and a high level of service. The restaurant "Gold Coast" (Odessa, st. Gold Coast, 37) from 10.00 to 23.00 waiting for lovers of Mediterranean cuisine. Banquets and weddings are organized here, for which there is a hall for 200 people. There is also a cozy sauna.
- Here you can buy a tour of the city or sign up for scuba diving lessons, and for experienced drivers visit the underwater museum and video filming.
- On the beach there are equipped dressing rooms, toilet and showers. You can rent a deck chair or umbrella.
- For children, a small section of the beach has been allocated, where entertainment attractions and an inflatable slide stand.
- Adults expect beach volleyball, catamarans, you can rent a bike and explore the surroundings.
Вот так незамысловато, но искренне встречает its guests beach "Gold Coast" (Odessa). The photo can not convey the whiteness, the purity of its sand and the blue of the sea, it is better to come and see everything with your own eyes.
Private sector
Travelers in this place are warmly greetedrepresentatives of the private sector, who offer to rent their room or outhouse. To "soak" Odessa, it is worth living in its quiet streets, covered with dusty greens.
In the private sector can be found as cozyseparate summer kitchen, and rent a room. Such a holiday by the sea will cost from UAH 120 per day, although there are offers to rent an entire house or cottage with a swimming pool, a barbecue area, a sauna and a garage. Such options cost from 800 UAH per day.
This type of recreation allows you to solve issues of food and leisure yourself, according to your taste and preferences.
Hotels "Gold Coast"
If you choose housing "Gold Coast" (Odessa), then in the immediate vicinity of the beach there are only 4 options:
- Villa Pinia is an eco-hotel, which combines SPA and beauty services, European and Ukrainian cuisine, 16 comfortable rooms, decorated with environmentally friendly materials.
- Hotel Asiya is brand new (2016), but it has already conquered its first customers. There is a sauna, massage, sun terrace, a cozy garden and 8 rooms.
- Hotel "Cozy" fully justifies its name. In addition to comfortable rooms, designed in classic style, guests can enjoy a sauna and jacuzzi, massage and relaxation area.
- "Katran" is located just 50 meters from the coast. Customers expect 7 rooms, decorated with wood, and a restaurant, and for children there is a playground.
To relax on the beach "Gold Coast" (Odessa), you can pre-book a place in one of these hotels.
Advantages and disadvantages of the beach
Like other beaches in the city, the "Gold Coast" has its pros and cons, including:
- Guests of this place give a positive assessment for cleanliness, well-developed infrastructure, a gentle sunset into the sea and a beautiful embankment.
- The disadvantages are their location, the beach is located far from the main attractions of the city.
The rest of the "Gold Coast" deserves to have a vacation on it and the guests of Odessa have fully rested.
