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If you like history and appreciate learning about the past while sightseeing, our suggestions will be perfect for you! Take an advantage and you won't feel disappointed – Lodzkie region is a real treasure trove of historical gems.

 Łódź

In Łódź the “must see” is the renovated Piotrkowska Street – the main street breeding ground for restaurants, bars, pubs and other eating and entertainment venues where everyone will find something they like best. Just as Manufaktura, an entertainment, shopping, and cultural centre housed in renovated premises of one of the biggest factories in Lodz. In turn, in the palace adjacent to the factory, there is the Museum of the City of Lodz (Poznanski Palace), a perfect place to learn about history of the city and at the same time a palace residence with beautiful interiors.

The list of attraction in Lodz was few years ago extended by the oldest municipal power plant, today Science and Technology Center EC1, a planetarium, the National Centre for Film Culture and the Comic and Interactive Narrative Center. In the end, there is yet another exceptional place to visit – the Jewish cemetery at Bracka Street. It is another site demonstrating the power of the 19th century Lodz.

Nieborów and Arkadia

The highest form of monument protection at national level is awarding the title of the Monument of History. The Baroque and Classicism eras are represented by the palace in Nieborów complemented by a Romantic park in nearby Arkadia. In the former we can find the palace of the Radziwiłł family, one of the few such well-preserved magnate residences in Poland. Today it houses a branch of the National Museum, and you may be most impressed by the staircase lined with Dutch tiles (each one different!), or the majestic library with two globes from the 17th century. The building of the former palace brewery houses a majolica manufacture, where you can admire unique ceramic designs.  In Arkadia, on the other hand, a Romantic park full of mysterious buildings in a beautiful park setting.

 Kutno

The Saxon Palace Museum in Kutno - a unique place where history meets culture. Built by order of Frederick Augustus III, is the most valuable and oldest monument of European significance in the city. In 2023, won an award in
a competition entitled “Modernisation of the Year & Construction of the 21st Century”, where it took third place overall and first place in the historic structures category. Today, it is the home of a modern museum, which delight you with unconventional special effects, multimedia displays and audiovisual effects. Its uniqueness is evidenced by the fact that it is the only secular monument preserved, from the times of the Polish-Saxon Union. In addition, the building is a combination of wooden architecture with features of a palace residence, combined with the function of a postal inn, built in the style of the so-called Dresden Baroque, which makes it unique in the country. The museum complex was awarded the title “Tourist Discovery of the Year 2024” in the competition for the “Best Tourist Product of the Lodzkie Region”.

 Łęczyca and Tum

The mosaic of tourist assets of the Lodzkie region is magnificently complemented by castles, both those that have been preserved in all their splendour and those whose ruins are picturesquely incorporated into the landscape. Within the present boundaries of the region, over the centuries, there have been approx. 30 of such buildings. We particularly recommend visiting the Gothic Royal Castle in Łęczyca, built on the initiative of Casimir the Great, where the Museum in Łęczyca is now located. Among the exhibitions, there is a rich display showing the history of the castle, the Łęczyca land and the local folklore. It is here that you can admire the largest collection of sculptures in Poland depicting the devil Boruta — the legendary ruler of the castle. Every year at the end of August, the castle courtyard “comes alive”, becoming the setting for one of the largest knightly tournaments in the country. While in the vicinity of Łęczyca, you should visit the open-air ethnographic museum “Łęczycka Zagroda Chłopska” (“Łęczyca Farmstead”) in Kwiatkówek, which, together with the fortified settlement in Tum, was awarded a distinction in the competition for the “Best Tourist Product — Polish Tourist Organisation Certificate”. Both sites are valuable links between the Middle Ages and modern times.

 Regional Folk Traditions

Our region boasts an exceptionally colourful folklore. Folklore ensembles and singing bands are thriving here. You can also admire the still-alive traditions of weaving, embroidery and paper-cutting. Łowicz is famous for its paper cut-outs, which can be seen in the local museum. In Lipce Reymontowskie, tourists like to attend a traditional village wedding from the 19th century, described by Władysław Reymont. It is also worth visiting Spycimierz during Corpus Christi when the villagers lay carpets of flowers. In 2021, this 200-year-old tradition was added to the UNESCO world list. Moreover, in the town of Spycimierz, a new facility has been built – the Spycimierz Corpus Christi Centre. It is a cultural, educational and museum centre, which aims to present the history and cultural heritage of the tradition of arranging flower carpets for the Corpus Christi procession. Spała hosts the famous Presidential Harvest Festival, and the Antiques and Folk Handicraft Fair is held between April and October.

Castles in Lodzkie region

Palaces and Manors in Lodzkie region