Discover Łódź

Łódź brings together visible architectural history, film and textile culture, places of remembrance and urban green spaces.

Architecture and industrial history

Along Piotrkowska Street, building façades are decorated with eclectic details such as caryatids, reliefs and bay windows. The tenement houses and palaces along the street are home to shops, restaurants, cafés, pubs and music clubs. Architecture and a variety of uses thus shape the same streetscape. Łódź’s film heritage is also reflected here: the Walk of Fame on Piotrkowska Street pays tribute to it.

Murals are also part of the cityscape: they decorate the façades of more than 170 buildings in Łódź and form Poland’s largest urban gallery. Łódź Archcathedral adds a different architectural accent. Built in the Neo-Gothic style, it also hosts organ concerts. As concert dates vary, check the schedule if you have a specific visit in mind.

The industrial past can also be seen in different places. Manufaktura occupies the site of Izrael Poznański’s former factory. Its offerings include an entertainment centre and the Experymentarium for children and adults. Księży Młyn is Łódź’s largest historic factory complex, dating from the second half of the 19th century. The Tourist Center of Księży Młyn offers tours of workers’ houses, city games and workshops on textile traditions for children and young people. Check current operating details before visiting.

Film, textiles and cultural venues

Those interested in the city’s film history can visit the main exhibition, “Łódź filmowa,” at the Film Museum. It traces the development of cinematography in Łódź and how the city became the capital of the Polish film industry. EC1 offers another perspective on film and storytelling: the complex houses a planetarium, the National Center of Film Culture and the Center of Comics and Interactive Narration.

Łódź’s textile history can also be explored from different angles. The Central Museum of Textiles has one of the world’s largest collections of contemporary artistic textiles. The permanent exhibition “Microhistories. Łódź and its People” at the Łódź City Culture Park tells the city’s multicultural textile history through the everyday lives of its residents. Together, these attractions offer an artistic, historical and everyday perspective on textiles.

Places of remembrance and urban green spaces

The Old Cemetery on Ogrodowa Street is a testament to Łódź’s multicultural heritage. It was established between 1885 and 1888 as a burial ground for Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians. The Jewish Cemetery of Łódź tells a different story: it was established in 1892 on land donated to the local community by Izrael Poznański. Covering more than 40 hectares, it is Poland’s largest Jewish necropolis and one of Europe’s largest.

The Survivors’ Park commemorates the survivors of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto with the Monument of Poles Saving Jews and more than 600 “memory trees” planted by survivors. The city’s green spaces offer a different perspective on Łódź: almost a third of the city is covered by greenery. This includes more than 40 urban parks and the Łagiewnicki Forest within the city limits. These figures may change over time.

Łódź as a destination for your hotel search

Use these highlights to help guide your search for a hotel in Łódź. Consider whether architecture, film and textile history, places of remembrance or urban greenery matter most to you.

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