Odessa World War II Partisan Catacombs

http://www.TravelsWithSheila.com It was time to go underground into catacombs used for secret activities during World War II by Partisans. The catacombs are manmade and relatively new. That is, if you consider 200 years old "new." Soft limestone allowed quarrying of building material that most of Odessa's palaces were built from resulting in an extensive network of tunnels under Odessa. Viking guide Olga said, "In a straight line, the tunnels would stretch from Odessa to St. Petersburg." Please ignore the darkness in both this video and video tomorrow; we were underground with hardly any lighting but hopefully you'll still find the catacombs interesting. We did...