Akkerman Fortress Day Tour from Odessa

Begin your day trip to Belgorod-Dnistrovskiy with a pickup from your hotel and enjoy a comfortable ride. You will admire beautiful landscapes and seashore driving through a popular Black Sea resort Zatoka with its sandy beaches. After a 1,5-hour ride, you will arrive to the city of Belgorod-Dnistrovskiy where the tour starts.

The most ancient city on the territory of Ukraine is situated on the ruins of an ancient town Tyre, the coeval of Athens and Damascus. During the 2500-years history, the city has been rules by the various nations, including the Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. The name of the city has also changed through the centuries, but it always meant “the white town”.

The highlight of the tour is a visit of an impressive medieval Akkerman Fortress, built in the XII-XV centuries. Visiting it is like travelling in time! Your guide will tell you captivating stories and legends from the past and you will imagine how people used to live many centuries ago and what important historical events took place there.

You will explore the most ancient part of the fortress – the Citadel, built in XIII century with its well-preserved towers and bastions and walk through the long galleries made of stone. Nowadays the Akkerman Fortress is a popular place among the tourists from all over the world. Moreover, many festivals are held there and you can see this fortress in various historic movies.

After this joyful and adventurous tour, you will drive back to Odessa with lots of new impressions!