THE STUDY OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL SIGHTS OF THE NORTH-WEST BLACK SEA REGION OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the cultural and natural sights of the North-Western Black Sea region of Ukraine, the identification of their historical significance, unique architectural and urban planning decisions, and a favorable location. The main emphasis of scientific work is on the study of suburban areas, the preservation of unique historical palaces and manors, and the creation of new interesting tourist routes on their basis.The modern North-Western Black Sea region of Ukraine unites the Black Sea strip of Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson regions. It has a rich history, unique nature and cultural heritage, and is also known for its tourist attraction. The geographical location in the basins of large rivers (Dnieper, Dniester, Southern Bug) and access to the Azov-Black Sea basin and the Dnieper waterway provides a unique opportunity to create large water tourist routes.A feature of the Odessa region is the presence of many architectural and natural attractions, which are located both in large tourist centers (Odessa, Izmail, Belgorod-Dniester, Vilkovo, etc.), and are scattered throughout the region. The most attractive objects are the preserved palaces and manors, their successful naturalgeographical and town-planning location makes their territory favorable for recreational use - all the estates are located in the natural landscape (near water bodies) and on the main transport routes (road, rail, water), which makes it possible to create new interesting tourist routes throughout the Odessa region.Nikolaev and Kherson regions do not have a huge number of architectural and urban attractions, despite the rich history and large cities (Nikolaev, Voznesensk, Ochakov, Pervomaisk, Kherson, etc.). The main feature of these areas is the presence of natural and historical-archaeological reserves, landscape parks that extend throughout the regions. Their unique natural and historical features (forests, canyons, ruins of fortresses) are complemented by preserved