The back story
Łódź: the back story
Poland’s film and textile city, south-west of Warsaw: Piotrkowska Street and the restored factories.
Łódź, south-west of Warsaw, grew as a textile city; today its long Piotrkowska Street and restored factories are its heart. Official visitor information is on lodz.travel.
Getting there
By train from Warsaw; check intercity.pl and pkp.pl.
The city
Piotrkowska Street and the city’s official tourist information (lodz.travel).
Take the train: Łódź is a fast run from Warsaw.
Our advice: walk the length of Piotrkowska.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- The city
Location
The map comes from Google Maps, which sets its own cookies once it loads.
More in depth
The back storyEating in Warsaw: the back storyHere is how Warsaw eats: four MICHELIN stars, ten Bib Gourmands from Praga to Wola, the old Polish dining rooms, the historic cafés and the vodka bars.
The back storyWarsaw CuisineŻurek in a bread bowl, pierogi, herring with a shot of vodka, flaki, pork knuckle in jelly, the wuzetka and the zygmuntówka, Wedel’s hot chocolate and the Wigilia table: the dishes of Warsaw, and where to taste them.
The back storyThe grand hotels of Warsaw: the back storyRaffles Europejski and the Hotel Bristol face each other on the Royal Route, the Sofitel Victoria looks over Piłsudski Square, and Nobu, the InterContinental and the Hotel Warszawa rise in the centre. Here is where to stay in Warsaw, district by district.