Explore Łódź’s dramatic transformation on a self-guided audio tour. Discover its industrial rise, tragic past, and resilient spirit. Uncover hidden stories today.
Explore Łódź’s dramatic transformation on a self-guided audio tour. Discover its industrial rise, tragic past, and resilient spirit. Uncover hidden stories today.
- Manufaktura - This self-guided audio tour invites participants to explore the gates of Poznański’s textile empire, where 4,000 workers once toiled for 15-hour days. It has now been transformed into Manufaktura, Poland’s largest regeneration project since the reconstruction of Warsaw.
- Karol Poznanski Palace - This self-guided audio tour offers…
- Manufaktura - This self-guided audio tour invites participants to explore the gates of Poznański’s textile empire, where 4,000 workers once toiled for 15-hour days. It has now been transformed into Manufaktura, Poland’s largest regeneration project since the reconstruction of Warsaw.
- Karol Poznanski Palace - This self-guided audio tour offers the opportunity to visit Israel Poznański’s palace garden, known as the “Louvre of Łódź,” and discover how a Jewish entrepreneur rose to become one of Poland’s wealthiest individuals.
- Park Staromiejski - This self-guided audio tour allows participants to stroll through Park Staromiejski, which was constructed over the former no-man’s land of the Łódź Ghetto.
- Freedom Square (Plac Wolnosci) - The tour concludes at Plac Wolności (Liberty Square), which has been revitalized as the vibrant heart of the city.
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
The most compelling tale of urban transformation in Poland is revealed on the streets of Łódź. This walking tour offers an introduction to a city that evolved from a rural area into an industrial giant in under a century.
Participants will witness the restored splendor of a textile magnate’s palace and visit the poignant site of Europe’s second-largest…
The most compelling tale of urban transformation in Poland is revealed on the streets of Łódź. This walking tour offers an introduction to a city that evolved from a rural area into an industrial giant in under a century.
Participants will witness the restored splendor of a textile magnate’s palace and visit the poignant site of Europe’s second-largest Jewish ghetto, gaining insight into how Łódź became a “bubbling cauldron” of ambition, hardship, and continuous reinvention.
Discover how visionary entrepreneurs like Israel Poznański established empires that brought more wealth to Łódź than entire regions, only to see them crumble and rise anew. Along the journey, hear tales of the Lost Quarter’s vibrant markets that disappeared during the Holocaust.
This tour introduces a city where rapid growth, profound tragedy, and extraordinary resilience have crafted Poland’s most distinctive urban narrative – a place still “eager for the world to notice.”
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
