The greatest treasure of Odessa is its inhabitants, and the best way to feel the spirit of Odessa is to visit the city’s courtyards. Your guide will tell so many fun stories that you'll try to note some jokes and phrases for retelling to your friends. In addition, your guide will tell you million stories and anecdotes and will acquaint you with the unique Odessa language, which cannot be learned, but is understandable for everybody who has a sense of humor and a sharp mind.

Admire a splendor of the centrally located yards, like Passage, Philharmonic courtyard and Pale-Royal. You will admire the beautiful architecture of the buildings.

Discover some interesting monuments, situated in the yard and hidden from the public. For example, a monument to the inventor of Esperanto stands in an ordinary yard, surrounded by the laundry hanging on the clotheslines. Moreover,explore some places, related with the dark past of the city and see a yards with a through-passage of Moldovanka where the criminals and pickpockets escaped from the police. There is one famous yard, where Mishka Yaponchik, the boss of Odessa mafia in the beginning of the 20th century, lived.