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The major part of the entertaining centers, popular malls and shops, restaurants and cafes are located in the main pedestrian street of the city being Piotrkowska Street. The street is more than 4km long. It hosts the most popular and renowned shopping and entertaining center of the city named «Manufactura». Apart from a variety shops and boutiques the center has a big modern cinema, sport club and some upscale, classy restaurants and bars, kids entertaining center and billiards. The major part of the boutiques and shops offers to the visitors the domestic goods. Textile goods are of the greatest popularity among travelers. Pilsudski Street locates one of the popular marts named “Gallery”. It also features a good selection of stores where one can by different goods. To hunt some souvenirs one should set to the Piotrkowska Street as many interesting workshops and souvenir shops are located there. Lodz is considered to be the capital of culture of Poland. However the city boasts not only cultural sights but modern entertainment centers as well. The most popular active leisure and recreation facility among tourists is “Oceanic” swimming pool. It is open all the year round. The swimming pool offers to its visitors the excellent facilities for comfortable and interesting recreation and rest. Botanical garden is set nearby which is the largest and most scenic one in the country. The variety of exotic plants and the flowers of striking beauty presented in the garden just … Read further

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Travel guide to Lodz

A bright architectural monument of the late 19th century is the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral which was built in 1884 and is a monument in the Neo-Byzantine style. Its main feature is a colorful façade and domes, thanks to which, it is difficult to confuse the cathedral with any other. During the war, the building of the cathedral was seriously damaged. It was possible to restore it in exact accordance with the … Open

Lodz for children - what to visit

The most extraordinary amusement center in the city can safely be said to be the entertainment complex Experimentarium Science and Technology Center. This is a real scientific and experimental center in which all visitors will be able to learn about the latest achievements of science and technology in the course of an excursion around it. Here children will be able to learn how the spacecraft is built and for what … Open

Shopping, streets and outlets

A charming antique shop called Bellemaison would be a great place to look for original souvenirs. Here you can buy interesting antiques like antique porcelain ware, knitted napkins, and works of art. Along with that, the store presents a wide selection of handicrafts, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else. In search of fashionable outfits and accessories, head to Piłsudski shopping street. The main … Open

Advices for travellers

2. The city has a well developed and branched public system of transportation. One can easily cruise the city by bus, trolleybus or tram. All the stops are equipped with specialized counters selling tickets. One can buy a ticket right from the driver however at a higher cost. 3. A taxi should be taken from the specialized parking lots or called by telephone, stopping cars in the streets is not … Open

Active recreation

Sports shooting is especially popular in the city. So, if you want to play paintball, welcome to Lobotomy Arena, while such clubs as Alfa Laser and Arena Laser Games offer an amazing laser tag. It must be said this kind of team games is the best way to raise the level of trust between the participants. Before you hit paintball or laser tag clubs, you can practice accuracy in a training center called Strzelnica … Open

Traditions and mentality of Lodz

At first glance, the Easter traditions of Lodz may seem mundane and boring, however, there are quite original ones, like Śmigus Dyngus. This tradition appeared many years ago and its history remains unknown to this day. On Easter, it is customary to arrange "water battles", during which they use all available means. Water pistols, plastic bottles and bags filled with water - any means at hand are used in the … Open

Top sigths of Poland

The Grand Theatre in Warsaw remains the most famous culture landmark in the country. The opening of the theatre took place in the beginning of the 19th century; in 1939 the building was severely damaged and then restored. Nowadays, the theatre looks as magnificent as over a century ago. The Grand Theatre hosts several important events, such as the International Vocalist Competition, and one of its halls has been transformed into the only Museum of Theatre in Poland. … Open

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