Lodz Tour from Wroclaw 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. Discover the city where members of the Polish, German, Jewish and Russian cultures lived and made business together.

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. Think about the Industrial Revolution seeing genuine architecture of red brick buildings. One of the gate remains triumphal arch of old mill. 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. At the end we invite you to White Factory (Biała Fabryka), which is home of Textile Museum (Museum Włókiennictwa). Museum gathers number of looms, old material and examples of the weaver’s art.

If you prefer you can see Jewish cemetery, which is the largest in Europe. 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 of food from the countryside to ghetto and escaped from forced labour camps in Germany.

This tour starts in Wroclaw. You will be picked up by our English speaking driver from your hotel. You will visit the city of Lodz. During the tour our driver will transfer you for the lunch in one of the restaurants where mostly locals eat. After the tour you will come back to Wroclaw around 19:00.

Inclusions

• Sightseeing
• Transportation by car/minibus
• Pick up from your hotel
• English speaking driver
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fee to Cinematography Museum or White Factory.

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• ul. Baśniowa 3, office 116 02-349, Warsaw, Poland
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