Lodz City Tours Package

Package Overview

A post-industrial city of contrasts and hidden treasures, “the Manchester of Poland”. See how textile industry changed the city through the centuries. Discover why people call it “the Promise Land” and get to know about rich ethnic variety, especially Jews. Get awed by the gigantic 19th century red brick factories, Art Nouveau buildings, palatial mansions and a world famous film school. Lodz continues to change and is full of energy – a perfect place for creative souls!

Łódź (say “Woodge”) is an unusual city. Without kings and knights but with charming red brick factories and great benefits of industrial revolution. Explore the new symbol of Lodz, the Manufaktura, a huge factory converted to a cultural, commercial and social centre. Discover the city where members of the Polish, German, Jewish and Russian cultures lived and made business together.

3 hours walking tour

Discover how to become a millionaire being a bootblack and follow the traces of 19th–century factory owners. To get the best walking tour around Lodz, you must have a visit to Manufaktura – former factory which was renovated a few years ago. Nowadays this complex, located in the city centre, is a shopping mall. It is also a centre for culture, trade and entertainment. Find out more about all 13 historical buildings located there and be impressed of monumental architecture. Afterwards, see Poznanski Palace belonged to most famous factory magnate in Poland. Currently this building houses City Museum of Lodz where you can admire Neo-Barouque facade, staircase, dining- and ballroom. Then have a walk along the longest European trading route – Piotrkowska street. This pedestrian street is heart of the city, full of clubs, restaurants, bars and wide range of cultural sites. Admire old buildings, renovated factories and Lodz’ speciality – Rickshaws. If you have enough strenght you will reach White Factory (Biała Fabryka), which is home of Textile Museum (Muzeum Włókiennictwa). Museum gathers number of looms, old material and examples of the weaver’s art.

5 hours walking tour

After the 3 hours of walking through those routes you will see places connecting to Jewish history and Litzmannstadt Ghetto. At first, Jewish cemetery, which is the largest in Europe. A number of tombs commemorate factory owners like Silberstein, Prusak or Stiller. Do not miss spectacular Israel Poznanski mausoleum in Art-Nouveau style. Then visit Radegast Station (Stacja Radogoszcz) – railway station where more than 140 000 people (mostly Jews) were deported to German concentration camps in Poland. Hear the stories about brave people who smuggling food from the countryside to ghetto and escaped from the forced labour camps in Germany.

7 hours walking tour

This route allows you to visit Cinematography Museum after your visit to the 3 hours and 5 hours route. Museum is placed in fortress-like Scheibler Palace. Exhibitions show mostly the history of Polish film. After that our guide will show you Ksiezy Mlyn (Priest’ Mill) district. This lovely quarter is a pearl of 19th century residential complex, including houses, school and shops. Now some of them are converted into artists’ lofts.

Important information:
The route may be changed depending on your choice, the starting point for tours could either be Manufaktura factory or anywhere in the city.
You move on foot from one point to the other also using public transport.

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Inclusions

• Sightseeing

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* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.

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* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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