Piotrkowska Street - one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe (pedestrianised from al. Piłusudskiego to Plac Wolności), full of restaurants, cafes and pubs. In summer you can sit in one of several dozen open-air gardens to eat and drink something delicious while watching the everyday life of the city dwellers.
Since the street has always been the heart of the city, visitors will find many historical buildings here. Walking down from Plac Wolności, we pass by Hotel Grand (the former factory of Ludwik Meyer at no. 72), the Palace of Maksymilian Goldfeder (no. 77), the “Johan Gutenberg” Tenement House (no. 86), another tenement house which now houses the Esplanada restaurant (no. 100a), the Palace of Juliusz Kinderman (137/139), the Palace of Ewald Kern (no. 179), the Palace of the Steinert brothers (no. 272), Ludwik Geyer’s White Factory (no. 282) and Manor House (no. 286).
During the year, Piotrkowska Street sees many cultural events and shows open to the public.
We can explore Piotrkowska on foot, by rickshaw, or a special sightseeing bus imitating an old-fashioned tram.

Manufaktura - the largest mall in Łódź (total area: 27 ha), situated in the former factory complex of Izrael Poznański. Today, the 19th-century brick-built factory houses a huge commercial, advertising and cultural centre.
Many events organised by the City take place here, and you can visit the Manufaktura Museum, a multiplex cinema, and in the near future also a Museum of Science and Technology for children, the Museum of Modern Art (Muzeum Sztuki) transferred from the “Księży Młyn” residence, and the International Centre of Fashion Promotion.
For those interested in the origins of this area, we recommend Andrzej Wajda’s film "Promised Land", as many scenes from this movie were shot in today’s Manufaktura and its surroundings.

The Palaces of the 19th-century Manufacturers:

• the Palace of Izrael Poznański – the most popular and most spectacular building of this kind in Łódź, situated at the corner of Ogrodowa and Zachodnia Streets (next to Manufaktura). The Palace houses the Museum of the History of the City of Łódź in which you can see 19th century palace interiors and learn the history of the first dwellers of a little settlement on the banks of the Łódka River which, thanks to the advent of the industrial revolution with its growing number of factories, quickly developed into a thriving city.
• the Palace of Juliusz Heinzl – Piotrkowska 104.
• the Palace of Karol Poznański – Gdańska 32.
• the Palace of Fryderyk Wilhelm Schweikert – Piotrkowska 262.
• the Palace of Karol Wilhelm Scheibler – Pl. Zwycięstwa 1.
• the Palace of Maurycy Poznański – corner of Więckowskiego and Gdańska Streets.
• the Palace of Ewald Kern – Piotrkowska 179.
• the Palace of the Steinert brothers – Piotrkowska 272.

the “Księży Młyn” residence - a huge factory and residential complex encompasses a unique group of family houses, school, fire brigade headquarters, shops, hospital, the manufacturer’s residence (the former Neo-Renaissance villa of the Herbsts), and the factory. The complex is situated near Źródliska Park, in the area of Przędzalniana and Księży Młyn Streets.

the Museum of Cinematography - located in the former Palace of Karol Wilhelm Scheibler at Plac Zwycięstwa 1. Visitors can see historical cinematic devices, film posters, set designs, stills, and memorabilia related to the luminaries of the cinema. The Museum organises film reviews, seminars and sessions. Free admission on Tuesdays.

the White Factory of Ludwik Geyer - it was here that the first steam engine in Łódź was commissioned in the spinning mill launched in 1839.
Today, the White Factory building in Piotrkowska 282 houses the Central Museum of Textiles.

St. Alexander Nevsky’s Orthodox Cathedral - the oldest orthodox cathedral in Łódź, built in 1884 in the Neo-Byzantine style. The beautiful interiors of the church are really worth seeing.