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Poland’s most dramatic story of urban transformation unfolds on Łódź’s streets. On this walking tour, you’ll get to know the city that exploded from a rural backwater to an industrial powerhouse in less than a century.
You’ll see everything from the restored grandeur of a textile magnate’s palace to the tragic site of Europe’s second-largest Jewish ghetto, and get a sense of how Łódź became a “bubbling cauldron” of ambition, suffering, and relentless reinvention.
You’ll find out how visionary entrepreneurs like Israel Poznański built empires that made Łódź wealthier than entire regions, only to see it all collapse and rise again. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of the Lost Quarter’s bustling markets which vanished during the Holocaust.
On this tour, you’ll meet a city where explosive growth, devastating tragedy, and remarkable resilience created Poland’s most unique urban story – and a place still ”impatient for the world to notice.”
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
This tour starts in front of PURO Hotel Łódź Centrum. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
This self-guided audio tour ends in Liberty Square.
Itinerary
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(Pass by)
This self-guided audio tour starts at the PURO Hotel Łódź Centrum.
Admission ticket free -
Manufaktura (Pass by)
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll have a chance to enter the gates of Poznański’s textile empire, where 4,000 workers once labored 15-hour days, now transformed into Manufaktura, Poland’s largest regeneration project since Warsaw’s reconstruction.
Admission ticket free -
Karol Poznanski Palace (Pass by)
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll have a chance to stand in Israel Poznański’s palace garden, called the “Louvre of Łódź,” and learn how a Jewish entrepreneur became one of Poland’s wealthiest men.
Admission ticket free -
Park Staromiejski (Pass by)
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll have a chance to walk through Park Staromiejski, built over the former Łódź Ghetto’s no-man’s land.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll discover the site of the medieval Old Town Market Square, where 200,000 Jews faced a horrific fate in World War II.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll have a chance to follow part of the hidden Łódka River, one of 18 rivers that powered the textile mills which transformed Poland’s industrial landscape.
Admission ticket free -
Freedom Square (Plac Wolnosci) (Pass by)
The tour ends at Plac Wolności (Liberty Square), recently resurrected as the city’s beating heart.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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