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Lodz The guide was updated: 2024-09-15

Lodz, Poland’s third largest city and a former textile industry stronghold, today is a center for modern technologies, a city of culture and grand events. It is a metropolis where a landscape of industrial architecture mixes with silhouettes of 20th century office buildings, production halls, culture and sporting facilities. Lodz is perfect for anyone wanting to get a glimpse of exciting, modern Poland, so come before it settles firmly on the tourist radar.

Facts

Population:	City: 696,708 (2016) Metropolitan Area: 1,428,600
Currency:	Polish Zloty (PLN)
Search Accommodation:	Hotels »
Emergency numbers:	112 all-European emergency number 999 ambulance/ 998 fire/ 997 police
Newspapers:	Gazeta Wyborcza (Daily Polish newspaper) The Warsaw Voice (Weekly English newspaper) Lodz in your Pocket (Seasonal magazine)
Opening hours:	Shops are open 8am-6pm (many on the main street until 7pm, shopping centres are open until 10pm). Banks are open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm and Sat 10am-2pm.
Tourist information:	Tourist Information Center 87 Piotrkowska, Lodz +48 42 208 81 81 Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm travel.uml.lodz.pl

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Section in Lodz

Lodz is known for its cultural attractions and art galleries, like the Modern Art Museum which houses one of the best collections of contemporary artwork in Poland. You will also find plenty of museums displaying the city's rich heritage and history like the Historical Museum of Lodz and Museum of Ethnography and Archaeology.

Manufaktura

Manufaktura

One of Lodz' most prominent attractions, the Manufaktura is an entire complex containing an abundance of shops and dining establishments within the walls of a refurbished textile factory. It's a local hot spot, especially so during the warmer times of year.

Lodz Modern Art Museum

Lodz Modern Art Museum

Lodz Modern Art Museum (Muzeum Sztuki) boasts a large and impressive collection of art from the 20th century. The museum is located in a 19th century palace and is now one of Poland’s best art and design museums, featuring works by Chagall and Mondrian.

Lodz City Museum

Lodz City Museum

You will find the museum inside a gorgeous Belle Époque palace. Here you can learn more about the city’s captivating political and social history. There are also many fine examples of silverware and porcelain and a room dedicated to famous citizens, like pianist Artur Rubinstein and the Polish writer Jerzy Kosinski.

Museum of Cinematography

Museum of Cinematography

The museum is housed in a small mid-nineteenth century palace. Here you can explore Poland’s thriving film industry, which has created cinema greats like Polanski, Kieslowski and Wajda.

Jewish Cemetery

Jewish Cemetery

This is a moving visit to the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe, with over 150,000 gravestones, tombs and mausoleums and an area memorialising victims of the ghetto.

Central Textile Museum

Central Textile Museum

The Central Textile Museum was established in 1960 and is housed in the amazing 19th-century White Factory. It contains a unique collection of textile tools and machinery, fabrics and clothing and the largest collection of tapestries in Europe.

Museum of Ethnography & Archaeology

Museum of Ethnography & Archaeology

You will find this place close to the Historical Museum of Lodz on Plac Wolnosci. This charming museum offers archaeological finds from all around Poland as well as more modern exhibits on customs and local culture.

Leopold Kindermann Villa

Leopold Kindermann Villa

This is an exquisite early 1900’s Art Nouveau palace – the most ornate in Poland – with stained-glass windows, gorgeous wood detailing and glamorous chandeliers. A small art gallery (part of the Municipal Gallery of Art) is currently housed inside.

Lagiewniki Park

Lagiewniki Park

Lagiewniki Park is the largest park within city limits in all of Europe, located in the northern part of the city. Come here and enjoy the fresh air over a relaxing walk or a picnic.

Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden in Lodz is located approximately 10 min from the city centre. The garden is divided into nine different thematic areas for you to explore. Take the chance and see and smell different exotic plants.

Opera House

Opera House

The Opera House is housed in an old communist building and is a great place to enjoy a cultural evening. The tickets are usually not that expensive and the theatre is worth a visit.

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was completed during the period when Poland was part of the Russian empire in 1884. It's a shining example of Orthodox religious architecture in Poland.

Lodz Zoo

Lodz Zoo

A zoo is always exciting for the young ones and even if you are a bit older. Visit the Lodz Zoo and check out different animals, find out more about their breed and where they come from.

Księży Młyn

Księży Młyn

The historic cloth factory of Księży Młyn was once an entire self-contained residential district, encompassing worker housing, a school and hospital. Much of it was destroyed during WWII, but parts of the former glory still remain intact, including the Herbst Palace where the industrialist families who one ran Księży Młyn used to reside.

Plac Wolności

Plac Wolności

Plac Wolności is the Freedom Square in Lodz, located at the end of the famous street ulica Piotrkowska. There is a roundabout in the middle with a statue of the freedom fighter Tadeusz Kosciuszko. There is also an interesting museum of the Lodz sewer system nearby.

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