The Black Sea wines and ancient Olbia
PRICE: 1340 UAH per 1 person
The route: Odessa - Beykush winery with tasting-lunch in Ochakov - Olbia-Odessa
Dates:
Duration: 07: 00-20: 00
07:00
Gathering of the tour participants at the train station, and boarding the bus.
Departure from Odessa.
On the way, we admire the scenery of Odessa and Nikolaev regions.
A sanitary stop is planned on the way.
10:00
Arrival to Nikolaev region to Beykush winery. Excursion with tasting.
The symbol of Beykush winery, which can often be seen on the labels of their wines, became birds, which are found in abundance near the water surface. These are gulls, cormorants, herons, hoopoes, rollers, cranes and owls. The origin of the name Beykush has Turkish roots and it means “the king of birds”. The concept of the winery is respect for the surrounding nature and each bottle of the wine is an attempt to convey the taste of our region, its land, sea, wind and the sun.
At the winery there'll be:
- excursion
-tasting of 6 types of wine
-classic appetizers for wines: cheese, crackers.
12:30
Transfer to Ochakov for lunch.
13:30
We leave for Olbia – an ancient Greek city-state.
14:30
Olvia is an ancient Greek settlement visited by the "father of history" Herodotus-was one of the largest ancient centers in the Northern Black Sea region. It had a huge rural district in the form of settlements and farms on the shores of the sea and its estuaries, trade and economic ties with Hellas. In its heyday, the city's territory reached 55 hectares, its necropolis - up to 500 hectares. Along the banks of the Bug, Dnieper and Berezansky estuaries there were one and a half hundred rural settlements that made up the rural district of the city. Throughout its history, Olvia has been closely associated with both the ancient world and the local, so-called barbarian environment.
In Olvia we will see:
- once-existing outdoor streets and residential areas;
- excavations of the old city;
- ancient crypt, temples of Zeus and Apollo the Healer;
- Museum of the excavations of Olbia in the premises of the lighthouse.
17:00
We are going to Odessa.
Estimated time of arrival is 20: 00.
The tour price includes:
- transport services along the route;
- tasting at the Beykush winery;
- lunch in Ochakov;
- entrance fees and tour services in Olbia.
Paid additionally:
- personal expenses.
Recommendations for equipment and what to take with you:
- comfortable shoes;
- hats, sunglasses, sunscreens;
- water.
The company is not responsible for weather conditions and traffic on the roads.