Dig deeper in Lodz city
If you are looking for somewhere off the beaten track, then Lodz has it. It is the second largest Polish city, and has its own unique atmosphere. It is also sometimes known as the Polish Manchester due to its size and the fame of the textile industry that developed there in the 19th century. Unreasonably overlooked, Lodz is worth a visit and definitely deserves promotion. It features fine Art Nouveau architecture, a rowdy nightlife and the most famous Polish film school. A visit to Lodz will undoubtedly leave you with memorable impressions and a better understanding of Poland.
TOP tourist places you should go to get to know it better and dig deeper in its history
Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long, what makes it the longest promenade in Poland and one of the longest shopping street in Europe. Due to its unique buildings, the street has been entirely inscribed into the register of monuments. Along the street, there are old houses, industrialists’ palaces and villas, churches and memorials including Gallery of Great Citizens of Lodz (Julian Tuwim’s bench, Artur Rubinstein’s piano, Władysław Reymont’s trunk and others). There are also monuments: Lodz Citizens of Millennium Change, Lodz Citizens of The New Millennium in the shape of thousands of setts with cast iron tables.
Manufaktura
A shopping entertainment centre, located in former Izrael Poznański’s factory complex. The 27 ha (67 ac) area comprises such places of interest as the market place with the fountain, Museum of the Factory, ms² Museum of Art, restaurants, more than 250 shops, discos, bowling alley, climbing wall, cinema, theatre and hotel. The centre has won many national and international awards for successful revitalization of a former factory complex.
Izrael Poznański Palace
The eclectic palace of Izrael Poznański is the largest industrialist’s residence in Poland. Noteworthy are both representative interiors, such as dining room and ballroom, and exhibitions of the Museum of Lodz City housed in the palace. For instance, the Pantheon of Great Citizens of Lodz presents profiles of famous people connected with Lodz: Władysław Reymont, Julian Tuwim, Jerzy Kosiński, Karl Dedecius, Aleksander Tansman, Jan Karski, Marek Edelman & Alina Margolis and Artur Rubinstein.
The Museum of Cinematograph
The only museum in Poland, that documents the history of cinema. It has an impressive collection of cameras, camcorders, projectors, film set designs and memorabilia of creators of Polish cinema. The most valuable exhibit is a photo-plasticon (stereoscope viewer) built around 1900 in the workshop of the inventor and constructor of that device - August Fuhrmann. It’s his only photo-plasticon in Poland and one of five throughout the world.
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Public Transport
Get to a place faster, thank you think using one of the lower transportation means
If you decide to use urban public transport, there are over 20 tramway lines and nearly 100 bus lines. Moreover, between 10:30 pm and 5:00 am, there are also 13 night bus lines. Importantly, the public transport timetable in Lodz is different for weekdays and weekends.