Samara, Russia
Самара
Samara is a regional capital of 1,163,399 people in Samara Oblast, Russia, founded in 1586.
Why visit Samara
Townapedia lists 44 museums and landmarks, 17 parks and trails, 183 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 14 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include #ёкино, Golovkin's dacha, Третьяковка в Самаре and Cosmic Samara.
Weather in Samara
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About Samara
Samara, known as Kuybyshev from 1935 to 1991, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia. 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 (not including Novokuybyshevsk, which is not conurbated). 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.
From the Wikipedia article Samara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Samara on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do14
Golovkin's dacha
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
Building in Samara, Russia
Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron (Samara)
Monument and historic site · 2.5 km
Monastery in Samara, Russia
Monument of Glory, Samara
Monument and historic site · 1.7 km
Monument in Russia
Samara State Medical University
School · 3.6 km
Medical school in Samara, Russia
Samara State University of Economics
School · 5.1 km
Russian public university
2 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks44
Третьяковка в Самаре
Museum · 1.2 km
Государственная Третьяковская галерея. Третьяковка в Самаре
149 Ново-Садовая улица
Tu-Su 10:00-21:00
Cosmic Samara
Museum · 0.9 km
21 проспект Ленина
Tu-We, Fr 10:00-18:00; Th 13:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su...
Chapayev monument (Samara)
Monument and historic site · 2.8 km
Monument in Samara, Russia
32 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds17
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5 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes183
Friend Coffee
Cafe · American, Italian, Cake, French, Coffee Shop · 1.8 km
167 Молодогвардейская улица
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Friend Coffee
Cafe · American, French, Italian, Cake, Coffee Shop · 1.8 km
138 Вилоновская улица
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Perchini
Restaurant · Italian, Russian · 1.7 km
12 Волжский проспект
Su-Th 11:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00
Хокку
Restaurant · Asian · 0.7 km
90/1 Коммунистическая улица
Mo-Th 11:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-00:00
Churchill's Bar English Restaurant
Restaurant · Burger, Grill, Local
Su-Th 12:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-01:00
171 more on the map.
Where to stay14
Churches and places of worship12
The Church in honor of the Holy Myrrhbearers
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.9 km
10Б Московское шоссе
Храм в честь Божьей Матери Скоропослушница
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.7 km
80З Полевая улица
Shopping76
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries56
Самарская муниципальная информационно-библиотечная система
Library · 2.0 km
165 проспект Карла Маркса
Healthcare94
Map of Samara
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Rozhdestveno 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Novokuybyshevsk 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Smyshlyayevka 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Petra-Dubrava 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Petrova Dubrava 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Novosemeykino 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Alekseyevka 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Volzhskiy 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Dubovyy Umyot 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Roschinskiy 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Samara - Port (2008-07-13), Vlad Volkov, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (31), Nictal, CC BY 3.0
- Samara Belokon building (15985881806), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Samara metro, Alabinskaya station wait for opening (16009713851), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (79), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (30), Nictal, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (76), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara Metro Alabinskaya 2014-12 1418296775, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara 2010 - panoramio (1), Juha Laine, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Samara 2010 - panoramio (2), Juha Laine, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Samara Metro Alabinskaya 2014-12 1418296800, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara metro, Alabinskaya station wait for opening (15392056173), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (109), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara Metro Alabinskaya 2014-12 1418296844, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara metro, Alabinskaya station wait for opening (16009724171), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Samara Metro Alabinskaya 2014-12 1418296875, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (107), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara Metro Alabinskaya 2014-12 1418297325, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (89), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara soviet wall art (16010977972), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (78), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (88), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (82), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (95), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (94), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Samara metro, Alabinskaya station wait for opening (16009723741), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (105), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Osipenko Street in Samara, Russia summer 2022, Apetrov09703, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (81), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (18), Юрий Глазков, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (17), Юрий Глазков, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (19), Юрий Глазков, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (21), Юрий Глазков, CC BY 3.0
- Samara soviet wall art (15389423514), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (111), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (91), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (16), Юрий Глазков, CC BY 3.0
- Дача Головкина 2026 4, Nyuhn, CC0
- Iversky1, Виктор Андреев, CC BY 3.0
- Самарский государственный медицинский университет, Samara State Medical University, CC BY 4.0
- Вторая очередь набережной, Konstantin ak63, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Samara State University, Main building, Shvann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Theater samara, Grigory Shklyar, Public domain
- Upper part of Strukovsky Garden in Summer 2022, Apetrov09703, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Samara) 08, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Костел.1, OEliseeva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Монумент Славы, установленный в честь воинов-земляков, Rod vlad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Raketa Samara, G-Max, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Мемориал самарцам, погибшим в необъявленных войнах - panoramio, Aleksandr_Mullin, CC BY 3.0
- Look to Volga river from the hill, Samara - panoramio, Pavel.Shulekin, CC BY 3.0
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