For the Oregon Arcadia Beach, see Arcadia Beach (Oregon).

Arcadia beach (Arkadia, Arkadiya) Playazh Arkadiya is Odessa, Ukraine's most famous beach. The beach was named after a mountainous district in Greece

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

, which was known as the home of pastoral villagers.

The founders of Odessa chose this name for this area in the hopes it would help make is a success as a holiday resort. It worked, today Arcadia is the most popular beach, health resort, and summer nightspot in Odessa. Its nightclubs are open from May through September, and are Odessa's primary nightlife during that time.