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By Ciceru
Free cancellation available
The previous price was S$10 and current price is S$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into Łódź's 19th-century cotton empire on this self-guided walking tour. Follow the storey of Izrael Poznański, the textile magnate who built a factory city so vast his own workers called it “a city within the city” - spinning mills, a private palace, and the grand boulevard of Piotrkowska Street that grew from his fortune. Your smartphone audio guide brings the “Polish Manchester” to life with stories and fun facts at every stop, while interactive quizzes turn the walk into a game. Explore at your own pace, no app needed, no groups, no fixed schedule - just follow the route from Manufaktura to the Julian Tuwim monument.

Activity location

  • Drewnowska 58
    • 58 Drewnowska
    • 91-002, Łódź, Województwo łódzkie, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Drewnowska 58
    • 58 Drewnowska
    • 91-002, Łódź, Województwo łódzkie, Poland

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Łódź Walking Tour: Cotton Barons' Boomtown with Audio & Quiz in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Tue 0:00-23:30
  • English
Price details
S$10.00
S$8.00 x 1 AdultS$8.00
Total
The previous price was S$10.00 and current price is S$8.00
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Self-guided tour on your smartphone, APP not needed!
  • Inclusions
    Available in: English, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Español, Português, 中文
  • Inclusions
    Audioguide with quizzes about each point of interest along the tour
  • Exclusions
    A physical guide (the tour is accessible on your smartphone)
  • Exclusions
    Access offline. Internet needed on your phone

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Manufaktura (Pass by)

Start at Manufaktura, Izrael Poznański's vast 19th-century cotton mill complex turned arts and shopping district. Learn how the "Polish Manchester" textile empire was built and later reborn as a cultural hub.

Karol Poznanski Palace (Pass by)

View the ornate facade of the Poznański Palace, the cotton king's own residence next to his factory, now home to the city's historical museum.

Freedom Square (Plac Wolnosci) (Pass by)

Cross Plac Wolności, the octagonal plaza laid out in 1823 as the historic heart and address point zero of Łódź, framed by the Old Town Hall and a Baroque church.

Piotrkowska Street (Pass by)

Pass the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, an 1889 Neo-Renaissance parish church that replaced an 1828 Lutheran original, still showing cast-iron galleries from its Protestant-era past and a Schlag & Söhne organ.

Piotrkowska Street (Pass by)

Step through the Rose Passage, a courtyard installation of shattered mirror shards created by artist Joanna Rajkowska in 2013, referencing her daughter Roza's eye condition and recovery.

Piotrkowska Street (Pass by)

Walk the Lodz Walk of Fame, a stretch of brass stars set into the pavement honouring Polish film industry figures, part of the city's "HollyLodz" identity established in 1998.

Piotrkowska Street (Pass by)

Finish at the Julian Tuwim Monument, a 1999 bronze bench sculpture of the beloved local poet outside the Juliusz Heinzel Palace — local tradition says rubbing his nose brings good luck.

Location

Activity location

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    Drewnowska 58
    • 58 Drewnowska
    • 91-002, Łódź, Województwo łódzkie, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Drewnowska 58
    • 58 Drewnowska
    • 91-002, Łódź, Województwo łódzkie, Poland

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