In Samara from 1849 was stunning in its beauty Strukovsky garden (before the revolution it was sold on the Volga river famous for its exquisite taste of ice-cream);
In 1915, for the first time replaced the tram on the tram;
in Samara began the history of Zhiguli beer (23 February 1881);
After the military evacuation in Samara developed a powerful Kuibyshev aviation ( MiG-3, Il-2);
In wartime Samara (Kuybyshev from 1935-1991) was assigned the role of "spare" capital of the USSR;
In Samara was after the military evacuation of Dmitri Shostakovich, where he composed his "Leningrad Symphony";
The promenade is lined removed from Germany defeated granite;
Samara is a well-known monument: the carrier rocket "Union";
The railway station is the highest in Europe (100 meters);
In Iversky monastery is the miraculous icon of the Theotokos.