Things to see and do Łódź

In the 2000s, Łódź town council undertook a major renovation, transforming the former factories dependent on the Poznański Palace into a cultural, commercial and leisure complex. Opened in 2006, the area has quickly become a popular spot for locals, offering a multitude of services and activities. Manufaktura's great strength is that it has retained its postmodern atmosphere, in an industrial setting, despite the establishment of stores, cafés and boutiques. Concerts, markets and festivals are held outdoors during the summer months.

East of the city centre, with a very large botanical garden and a zoo.

Located north of the city center and truly impossible to miss, lies Łodź's largest forest, which is also one of Europe's largest urban parks! If you're staying in Łódź, you really must make an excursion here. The forest here is beautiful and calm, far from the industrial bustle of its city, and is home to a superb ^18th-century Franciscan Baroque convent, with a famous depiction of St. Anthony. You can get there easily by public transport from the city center, as well as by VTC or car if you're motorized.

Just before Stary Rynek from Piotrkowska, this garden was created in 1953. In the park, a monument to the Decalogue commemorates the coexistence of two peoples, Poles and Jews.

To the south of the city (access to buses No. 50 and No. 68) with a pond and a hill from where you memises the view over the whole city of Łodź.

The Jewish cemetery (Europe's largest) covers 14 hectares and houses some 180,000 gravestones. Founded and consecrated in 1892, it escaped the ravages and damage of war. Some of the tombs are architectural masterpieces, while parts of the cemetery have been abandoned, creating a unique atmosphere. Next door is the ghetto field, where some 45,000 victims of the Nazis are buried, including 800 Jews forced to dig their own graves.

This gallery is housed in the former home of Kindermann, industrial German. It organises temporary exhibitions, generally very interesting, Modern art.