Its travel editor, Simon Calder, describes Łódź as “a handsome Central European city with an improbably long main street (Piotrkowska), flanked by impressive buildings.”
He was captivated by the beauty of the “superbly refurbished Grand Hotel, where a magnificent marble staircase led to a well-appointed room with high-quality wifi and a bath as large as the Baltic Sea. Entering the breakfast room was like wandering into a grand Central European ballroom – which it is, with the added bonus of a buffet piled high with imperial dishes.”
Among the many attractions of Łódź, Calder highlights “Manufaktura, a former factory transformed into a leisure destination with some outstanding restaurants,” as well as the Jewish cemetery, which he describes as “poignant and beautiful.”
Łódź ranks No. 5 on The Independent's list, just behind Marseille in France, Oahu in Hawaii, Jinja in Uganda, and the Greek island of Corfu. It is followed by Zaandam in the Netherlands, Paris, Varna in Bulgaria, Arinsal in Andorra, and Arras in France.
Once known as a major textile manufacturing hub and often referred to as the Polish Manchester, Łódź is the fourth largest city in Poland, with a population of 660,000.
It owes its reputation to one of Europe’s most prestigious film schools, the Modern Art Museum, and the Museum of Textiles.
Source: The Independent/ Łódź Tourism Organization/mygempictures.com/X/@Miasto_Lodz
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