Samara

Worth seeing in and around Samara

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Metallurg Stadium

   The Metallurg Stadium is a football stadium in Samara, Russia, and is home to Russian Premier League club FC Krylia Sovetov. Opened in 1957 and rebuilt in the 1970s, Metallurg Stadium became an urban attractor embodying Soviet modernism and "Cosmic Kuibyshev".

   9.6 km · football stadium in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolev

   Samara University, officially Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev, is a public university located in Samara, Russia. In 2022, it was ranked #581 in the world by QS World University Rankings, #1,201 in the world by World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, and #1,579 in the world by Webometrics.

   2.7 km · university in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Samara Mosque

   The Samara Mosque in Samara is one of the largest mosques in Russia. It was built in the late 1990s in red brick.

   5.3 km · mosque in Russia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sacred Heart Church

   The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church, of neogothic style located in the historic center of the city of Samara, Russia. In 1902 it was decided to expand and build a church of red brick neo-Gothic style.

   3.1 km · church in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Chapayev monument (Samara)

   Monument to Vasily Chapaev – is a monument to Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev in Samara, installed in Chapaev Square in front of the drama theatre.

   3 km · monument in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kuybyshev Square

   Kuybyshev Square is a public square in Samara, Russia, located in the city's historic center between Chapaevskaya, Vilonovska, Galaktionovskaya, and Krasnoarmeyskaya streets in Leninsky District. Kuybyshev Square is one of the largest city squares in the world at fifteen hectares, and is the second largest public square in Russia and in Europe.

   2.8 km · public square in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Monument of Glory, Samara

   The Monument of Glory is the focal point of Slavy Square in Samara, Russia, overlooking the Volga river to the north-west. It is dedicated to the Kuybyshev workers of the aircraft industry of the Soviet Union.

   2 km · monument in Russia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

   The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was the main cathedral of the Samara diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in Samara. Built between 1869 and 1894 in the neo-Byzantine style, it could accommodate up to 2,500 people.

   2.7 km · orthodox cathedral in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Golovkin's dacha

   Golovkin's dacha is an unorthodox residential mansion designed and constructed by Konstantin Golovkin, a merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught artist, in Samara, Russia during the period 1908–1909. The building is marked by modernist influences, linked to the Vienna Secession style, and even premonitions of Art Deco.

   5.4 km · building in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Strukovsky garden

    Strukovsky Garden is a central urban park in Samara, Russia, named after Russian colonel and Active State Councillor Grigory Nikanorovich Strukov. It is the oldest park in the city.

    3.2 km · park in Samara, Russia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The beach by Volga in the city center. Visit the space museum. Visit the shopping street Leningradskaya.

1. 01
   Leningradskaya
2. 02
   Church of St

   George (Лютеранская кирха), Ul.

3. 03
   Wooden
4. 04
   Klodt Manor

   It was built in 1898 by architect Shcherbachov for merchant Ivan Klodta.

5. 05
   Revolution Square
6. 06
   Pokrov Cathedral

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Things to do

Night life in Samara is quite joyful. The main dance clubs are: Beerja (Stock Exchange), KINUP, Zvezda (Star), Aura (The Aura), Postel (The Bed), Long Bar. There are many restaurants and bars in Samara. The pricing for clubbing are the same or even higher than in Europe and Americas, though not so high as in Moscow. Study Russian at SSU, 1, Ak.Pavlova 209 m/m, 443011 Samara, Russia,.

1. 01
   Sport Palace

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Farfor

   Pizza, rolls, sushi, assorted sets, Japanese soups, salads, desserts, main dishes and drinks.

2. 02
   Cafe Puri

   Note that only a few of the waiters are fluent in English.

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Getting to Samara

Airports

Kurumoch (KUF), 34 km · Manshuk Mametova (URA), 247 km · Kazan (KZN), 273 km

Stations

Rossiyskaya, 1.1 km · Sovetskaya, 5.4 km · Sportivnaya, 3.9 km · Moskovskaya, 1.3 km · Pobeda, 6.3 km

• Kazan → Samara

  294 km · quickest by road, 6h 50m · ₽1,300–1,740
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• Saratov → Samara

  337 km · quickest by air, 5h 58m · ₽6,010–9,270
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• Saransk → Samara

  344 km · quickest by air, 7h 3m · ₽5,260–8,090
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Samara. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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