5 Reasons to Visit the Creative City of Lodz, Poland, Lodz, Poland

Poland as a tourist destination is really still coming into its own. While people are rightly excited about places like Warsaw and Krakow, smaller or less conventional cities are still sorely overlooked. Lodz in central Poland was one such city, but after recently making Lonely Planet’s 2019 list of budget destinations things are bound to change.

Reading Lonely Planet’s list I was excited and pleased to see Lodz included. Having visited earlier this year I totally get it. What makes Lodz such a fascinating destination in Poland is how wildly different it is to other major attractions. Compared to Krakow, Warsaw or Gdansk, a visit to Lodz shows you a completely different side to the country. Here’s the 5 first reasons that spring to mind for why you should visit Lodz.

Start your Lodz visit out on the wrong foot and its easy to worry that it’s a rundown, grey place. Lodz is certainly a city in transition so yes it does have some rough edges. But give it even a little chance and it will soon begin to reveal its charms to you. Many of the things to do in Lodz comes from its more recent history and its creative approach to the future. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).