Mariupol is a splendid city in the south-east of Ukraine, almost on the border with Russia. It's situated on the coast of the Azov sea, at the mouth of Kalmius river, 116 km from Donetsk. It’s the tenth biggest city in the country with about 500 000 inhabitants. Total area 244 sq.km.
The climate of Mariupol region is moderate continental. The summers tend to be scorching, with mild winters.
Greeks founded Mariupol in 1778 according to a Decree by Empress Catherine-II. In the 1840s, many Russians and Ukrainians, who were attracted by the geographical position of the town, fertility of the soils near the Azov Sea, close vicinity of natural resources, and the proximity of major industrial and commercial centres, resettled here. At the end of the nineteenth century, Mariupol became the biggest industrial centre of the south of and an important transport junction. During World War II it was occupied by German forces from 1941 to 1943 and suffered heavy damage. Mariupol today is one of ’s busiest seaports and the capital of metallurgical production in .
Nearest airports MariupolInternationalAirport (7 km from the center of the city ) is one of the most perspective Ukrainian airlines. It accepts regular flights from Kiev, Moscow, Athens, Istanbul, with perspective of flights to the closest world resort districts.
Railway Mariupol is a part of «Donetsk-Moscow» rail road and offers direct train routes to the largest Ukrainian cities such as Kiev, Donetsk, Lugansk, Lviv as well as to the Russian and Byelorussian cities.
Roads
The main road «Mariupol-Donetsk» provides direct access to the capital of Donetsk region — Donetsk city and convenient access to other places in Donetsk Region. The road «Odessa-Rostov» provides a convenient access to the Odessa Region of Ukraine as well as Rostov-on-Don Region of Russia
Mariupol and surrounding areas have an extensive network of high quality petrol and service stations available.
BANKING To serve population and industry, Mariupol has local branches of leading Ukrainian banks such as Sberbank, Aval Bank, Prominvestbank, Privatbank, First Ukrainian International Bank.
Mariupol has a number of ’s famous higher education institutes:
Priazovsky State Technical University
MariupolStateUniversity of of Humanities
Mariupol Branch of Berdiansk Training Institute
Odessa Branch of OdessaAcademy of Sea Fleet
Mariupol also has a large variety of technical colleges — industrial, mechanical-metallurgical, construction, electrical-mechanical and commerce and eleven vocational schools.
Mariupol is a cultural center. There are many places for entertainment and the energetic rhythm of the city’s life will definitely not leave you any time to be bored. One of the symbols of Mariupol is Russian Drama Theatre, more than 130 years old. There are numerous dancing ensembles and choirs, symphonic orchestra. The Drama Theatre is surrounded by one of the most beautiful parks of the city, with an exclusively designed fountain. The parks are numerous and shadowy, with winding roads, and small cafes and restaurant, hidden in the romantic corners of them.
Mariupol can boast a quickly developing sphere of entertainment. New clubs, restaurants, sports centers are open every year. You can enjoy ice-skating, and skiing, paintball and bowling, billiards and clubs.
The wonderful golden sand beaches of the Azov Sea, warm healing water, silt therapeutic muds, beautiful warm weather and bright sun, the smell of steppe grasses intermixing with the breezes filled with the ions of the sea salts, spectacular sunsets and sunrises, give health and offer a wonderful opportunity to get away from the stressful noisiness of the city life and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the seaside.
In the last years the Azov sea has a real boom of the sea tourism. One can have an enjoyable rest at one of the resort zones of the Azov sea, such as: Melekino, Yuriyevka, Novaya Yalta, Belosorayskaya Kosa, Kriva Kosa (p. Sedovo), Urzuf. The urban density is the highest in the region, and within an hour you can find yourself in some neighboruing cities, to enjoy even more possibilities the give.
