National Park "Samara Luka" in the city of Zhigulevsk

Samarskaya Luka National Park was created in 1984 on the territory of the eponymous bend of the Volga River in order to preserve the unique natural world of this territory. The Volga here is a wide loop around the Zhiguli mountains, creating a unique combination of landscapes and special conditions for the existence of flora and fauna.

The animal and plant world of the national park is extremely diverse and includes several endemic and relict species, such as the monetole sunflower, Zhiguli yeast, patterned crawl, steppe grasshopper and others. On the territory of the park there are many archaeological monuments of different eras and cultures.

Among the attractions of the park can be called the peaks of Molodetsky Kurgan and Maiden Mountain, the cliff of the Hanging Stone, the Camel Rock and the Snake Sun. On the territory of "Samara Luka" there are three museums: ethnographic, painter Ilya Repin and the museum of local poet Alexander Shiryaevtsev.