Location: Ochakiv
Top Things to do in Ochakiv
- 1. Berezan Island
- 2. Regional Landscape Park Kinburnskaya Spit
- 3. Foreman Gorich Monument
- 4. Sudkovsky Seascape Painting Museum
- 5. Suvorov Military and History Museum
- 6. Alexander Suvorov Monument
- 7. Memorial to the Fallen in 1788 Ochakiv Fortress Assault
- 8. St. Nicolas Cathedral
- 9. Beloberezhye Svyatoslava National Park
- 10. Petr Schmidt Monument
The 10 Best Things to Do in Ochakiv, Ukraine
Ochakiv also known as Ochakov (Ukrainian: Очаків, Russian: Очаков, Crimean Tatar: Özü, Romanian: Oceacov and Vozia, and Alektor (Ἀλέκτορος in Greek) is a small city in Mykolaiv Oblast (region) of southern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Ochakiv Raion (district), the city itself does not belong to the raion and is designated as a city of regional significance. Population: 14,491 (2015 est.)
1. Berezan Island
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By OksanaLv - Lviv, Ukraine
This small piece of land contains the evidences of main historical events from 2700 BP till now... A boat trip takes only half hour from Rybakivka.
2. Regional Landscape Park Kinburnskaya Spit
Overall Ratings
4 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Ксения И - Yekaterinburg, Russia
Об этом месте в своих произведениях писал сам А.С.Пушкин. Да,да! Помните про Лукоморье? Это оно! Здесь удивительная природа: полоска белого песка вдоль моря, маяк, свежий воздух. Не меньше здесь радуют ландшафты и животные.
3. Foreman Gorich Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Cora_v - Kyiv
Foreman Ivan Gorich monument can be equally called the memorial to the heroes of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1791. It is very unusual, and I think deserves to be seen even if you are not too keen on the military history. It wasn’t too hard to find as it’s situated in the centre of Ochakiv, in a small public garden at the crossroad of Schmidt and (if I’m not mistaken) Lenin streets.
Ivan Gorich, the hero of 1768-1774 Russo-Turkish war, was a colonel then brigadier by the beginning of the next war of 1787. During the 1788 Ochakiv (the then Turkish fortress) military assault, Gorich was the commander of the largest and best-manned 6th column, assigned with direct attack of the fortress’ 5th bastion from the north-east. To cut the attack time, most of the military men used no ladders or entrenching equipment. At the head of the column, Gorich was one of the first up to the ramparts and died in the battle. Prince Grigory Potemkin described this moment of the Ochakiv assault in his report: “Intrepid hero foreman Gorich, who had marked his service with incredible bravery, was the first up on the bastion, together with his demise”.
The monument is symbolic; you won’t see the traditional statue of a military hero. Instead, it is represented by the eagle with outspread wings that is sitting on the top of the pyramid gathered from 30 cannonballs. Few more cannonballs are placed in each corner around the pyramid pedestal. This is not an original monument, but a somewhat rougher replica of the earlier one, created by the supreme permission in 1903.
Sadly, it has been too often in the focus of local vandals. Not only there were numerous attempts to steal the cannonballs, but also one of the plates on the monument had been stolen recently. Such a shame.
4. Sudkovsky Seascape Painting Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Cora_v - Kyiv
This nicest small regional museum of the seascape art makes a fine difference to the traditional “Potyomkin – Schmidt – Suvorov” military theme of any visit to Ochakiv.
It won’t take too much of your time unless you speak some Russian and will treat yourself for the conversation with the museum attendants. They were nearly the friendliest I’ve ever met in a Ukraine museum.
The collection presented is not at all large, gathered in three halls only, one of which was entirely given to the (temporary, as I understood) exhibition of modern artists. Two halls exhibit the seascape paintings of Rufin Sudkovsky and other famous (including Ivan Aivazovsky) and less famous artists. The first hall is fully dedicated to Sudkovsky, whose name the museum bears.
Rufin Gavrilovich Sudkovsky was a remarkable marine painter and academician, the native of Ochakiv, born on April 7, 1850. He started his studies at the theology school in Ochakiv (his father was a priest), then in the seminary in Odessa, where he also attended the evening classes of the painting and drawing school of Odessa Fine Arts Society. It defined his future career in art. From 1868, Sudkovsky was accepted to the then leading St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. Personal Exhibitions held in Odessa, St.Petersburg etc contributed to his popularity as an outstanding seascape painter. Famous Ivan Aivazovsky recognised Sudkovsky’s talent and admitted him as one of his “rivals”. Sudkovsky’s early death from typhus in 1885, under the age of 35, put an unfortunate end to his creative work.
Many of Sudkovsky’s paintings had been lost during the WWII, but the remaining heritage is displayed in various art museums, including in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson in Ukraine as well as in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, both in Russia.
Apart from the brilliant works by Sudkovsky, the Ochakiv museum has several paintings by famous marine painter Aivazovsky, his grandson Alexei Ganzen and other seaside landscape painters.
Unfortunately, not all paintings are ideally placed – those opposite the windows were hard to properly see because of the flecks of light coming through the windows. The attendant was kind enough to offer to pull down the shade.
There isn’t any souvenir shop as such, but very decent coloured guide (sadly, in Russian only, but with lots of pictures of fine printing quality) and the sets of postcards with Sudkovsky’s works could be purchased from the museum attendants.
The museum is open daily except Mondays and Fridays, from 9am to 5pm. Entrance fee is truly petty. Photography is allowed inside.
5. Suvorov Military and History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By ShariAlf
Cost us only $2 for all 6 of us. We even paid extra so we could take photos inside. Interesting historical items, maps, pictures, and paintings. Our kids ages 15, 7 and 4 all stayed amused for about an hour looking at things and discussing their uses and history. Worth your time to stop in and look.
6. Alexander Suvorov Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By MaestroU19 - Odessa, Ukraine
Для скромного, Богом забытого, Очакова, памятник очень достойный и ухоженный. Не стоит того чтоб ехать специально, но если вы тут оказались, заехать стоит.
7. Memorial to the Fallen in 1788 Ochakiv Fortress Assault
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By spdim - Серпухов
собственно, этим все и сказано - памятник небольшой и ничем особо не выдающийся, но на фоне зелени и моря смотрится выигрышно, особенно в первой половине дня, потом солнышко мешает, заглядывая в объектив
8. St. Nicolas Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Cora_v - Kyiv
I can’t say St. Nicholas Cathedral is worthy specifically going to Ochakiv for. But if you are already in town, it deserves to be seen. It is considered one of the oldest architectural monuments in Ochakiv, has a very controversial past that the local historians and lore enthusiasts still dispute about, and is located next to one of the “liveliest” monuments to Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov. Brilliant marine painter Rufim Sudkovsky, whose museum is one of the nicest attractions of Ochakiv, is buried on the territory of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
St.Nicolas Church, also known as Ochakiv Military Cathedral of early XIX, is believed to either have been built on the site of the mosque destroyed after the capture of Achi-Kale Turkish fortress by the Russian troops, or to have once been that mosque. There is still no consensus on this, but nothing in the church of today reminds of its possible “mosque-origin”.
During the Soviet times (in 1930) the Cathedral was closed and all its values and relics were confiscated and removed. For many years its premises hosted the exhibition of the Military History Museum named after A.V. Suvorov.
In 2000, St. Nicolas church was returned to the religious community, and Suvorov Museum has been moved to the building in the centre of Ochakiv. The Cathedral had been restored, with a dome and a bell tower built. Presently an acting church. Entrance is free, but better mind the dress-code.
9. Beloberezhye Svyatoslava National Park
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
National Park "Biloberezhzhya Svyatoslav" is in the Mykolaiv region (and Berezanskii Ochakiv district). Its area - 35 hectares, of which 25 thousand - water area and 10 hectares - a territory Kinburn Spit. The name of the park in honor of the Grand Prince Svyatoslav the Brave, who, along with soldiers of the legends stayed here during campaigns. The name itself comes from the spit Turkic word "com
Reviewed By OksanaLv - Lviv, Ukraine
Perfect landscape paintings: space, bright colours, birds. Grasses grow from earth, and salt grows from earth.
10. Petr Schmidt Monument
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Ксения И - Yekaterinburg, Russia
Это уже второй памятник революционеру. Первый был воздвигнут еще в 60-х годах, но из-за влияния окружающей среды он стал разрушаться. В 1982 годы был открыт новый, который вы и можете наблюдать.
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