Łódź in 3 days lets you see all the key sights and feel the unique atmosphere of Poland's industrial heart. ## Day 1 — Piotrkowska Street & Old Town Morning: walk along Piotrkowska (4.2 km, Europe's longest pedestrian shopping street). Visit the Alley of Stars (Polish Hollywood Walk of Fame), Rubinstein Monument at the piano, and Kot Filozofa (the Philosophical Cat statue). Lunch: Restauracja Łódzka (Piotrkowska 89) — traditional Łódź cuisine, zalewajka soup 25 PLN. Afternoon: Muzeum Farmacji (Piotrkowska 82, historical pharmacy), Muzeum Kanału Dętka (unique underground brick sewer tour under Plac Wolności). Evening: dinner at Klub Wytwórnia (Off Piotrkowska), the flagship venue in the post-industrial Off Piotrkowska creative quarter. ## Day 2 — Manufaktura & Museums Morning: Manufaktura (former Izrael Poznański cotton factory, now Poland's 3rd largest shopping complex). Muzeum Fabryki (factory museum), Museum of Modern Art MS2. Lunch: Presto (Manufaktura market square) — pierogi with cabbage and mushrooms 25 PLN. Afternoon: Poznański Palace (Museum of the City of Łódź, 20 PLN, Tuesday free). Explore historical rooms of one of the greatest 19th-century industrial rezidences in Europe — "Łódź Louvre". Evening: dinner at Anatewka (Piotrkowska 138) — Jewish-Polish cuisine with live klezmer music. ## Day 3 — Księży Młyn & Nowe Centrum Morning: Księży Młyn (former Scheibler factory village, 19th-century workers' housing, Herbst Palace Museum MS1 — 30 PLN combined ticket). Lunch: Fabryczna (Księży Młyn) — regional cuisine in a former factory building. Afternoon: EC1 Science and Technology Centre (former 1907 power plant — 45 PLN adult, 4 hours). Planetarium 8K (25-40 PLN). Optional: Orientarium at Łódź Zoo (60 PLN adult — largest tropical aquarium in Central Europe). Evening: return to Piotrkowska for cocktails at Klimt (Piotrkowska 43, Art Nouveau interior). ## Practical - Hotel: Andels by Vienna House (Manufaktura, 350-450 PLN/night), Hotel Grand (Piotrkowska 72, 300-400 PLN) - Transport: MPK 24h ticket 15 PLN, city bike 5 PLN/hour - Getting there: train from Warsaw Fabryczna 1h20 (60 PLN) - Best season: April-October; December for Christmas Market on Piotrkowska