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Samara
City in Samara Oblast, Russia

Samara

Samara, known as Kuybyshev from 1935 to 1991, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia.

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It is sited at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers. The city has a population of over 1.14 million residents, with up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration. The city covers an area of 541.4 square kilometers (209.0 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest city and tenth-largest agglomeration in Russia, and the third-most populous city on the Volga and in the Volga Federal District.

Get in

Getting to Samara

  1. 01
    Kurumoch International Airport
  2. 02
    Bus Station
  3. 03
    Samara
  4. 04
    Port of Samara
See

Worth seeing

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
Do

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
Eat

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.

How locals move

Getting around Samara the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 417 Маршрутное такси 417: Транзитная улица => Улица Дзержинского
  • 417 Маршрутное такси 417: Улица Дзержинского => Транзитная улица
  • 229 Маршрутное такси 229: Транзитная улица => Аэрокосмический Университет
  • 229 Маршрутное такси 229: Улица Революционная => Транзитная улица
  • 97 Маршрутное такси 97: 6-й причал - Мехзавод
  • 97 Маршрутное такси 97: Мехзавод - 6-й причал
  • 295 Маршрутное такси 295: микрорайон Крутые Ключи" - 6-й причал"

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get in{{go | name , Международный аэропорт «Курумоч» | url | address 53.501667 | long by taxi; bus 78 to Barboshinoy (Барбошиной поляны); marshrutka: 392 and 406.

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