The Vorontsov Palace sits at the far western end of Prymorsky Boulevard, its neoclassical colonnade framing a view over the port and the open Black Sea. Built in the 1820s as the residence of Count Mikhail Vorontsov, the city's governor-general, the complex combines a formal palace with a semicircular belvedere that serves as one of Odessa's best viewpoints.
The palace itself is now used for official functions and is not always open to visitors, but the colonnade and gardens are accessible and worth the walk from the main boulevard. The statue of Count Vorontsov stands nearby, looking appropriately proprietorial. Pushkin, who spent time in Odessa in unwilling exile and famously despised Vorontsov, would have been less than pleased at the immortalisation.