Łódź’s Corridor of History: A Piotrkowska Walking Tour

I love creating audio tours of cities which lie close to my heart in the hope that others will share my love and passion.

I wrote my first audio tour of Cardiff, Wales in 2018. I grew up with Cardiff on my doorstep and lived there most of my adult life. Discovering its incredible but still largely unknown history became an ever-growing passion. This led me to develop walking tours and telling people the history, legends and ghost stories of Cardiff and Wales – tales of Kings, Princes, and a one-time tiny town on the Taff that overnight become the world’s biggest coal port, from which emerged the grand domes, towers and columns of its beautiful civic centre….and all the time, in its woodlands and castles lurk ancient legends and tales of ghosts!

I am delighted that, thanks to VoiceMap, I have been able to convert some of these tours into self-guided audio tours.

Since 2019 I have had a new home, Copenhagen, and I have fallen in love with this city. Discovering its history, its character, and its characters past and present, has been an all-consuming pleasure, always full of surprises. In 2021 I was delighted to offer my first Copenhagen audio tour, which was a labour of love to research and develop, as a prelude to more Copenhagen tours following in 2022 and 2023.

In 2023 I was very excited to introduce my first ever audio tour in Poland, of Warsaw’s beautiful Old Town. I have been fascinated and deeply moved by Polish history since childhood, and as an adult I have been spellbound by the beauty of its cities, and awe struck by the resilience and determination of the Polish character despite everything the country has experienced.

In 2025 I published a series of audio tours of Łódź! I hope that my tours of Łódź shed new light on this striking, exciting, and much underrated city! Moreover, I hope that my audiotour of the site of the Łódź Ghetto serves as a powerful informational and educational tool, shedding light on the city's darkest chapter. Indeed, I hope all my Polish audio tours convey my admiration and respect for the country's history and culture.

The tour begins at the very tip of Piotrkowska in an open space with trees and lawns, a fountain and statues called Plac Wolności.

From Łódź Fabryczna station (on foot):

From Lodz Fabryczna station it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the starting point. Leave the station building where you see the large open and slightly sloping terrace (called plac Bronisława Sałacińskiego). Turn right and head to the road which runs alongside it called al. Rodziny Poznańskich. At the road turn left and walk along it with the station behind you and to your left and after about 50 meters you come to a junction.
At the junction, turn right (this street is called płk. Jana Kilińskiego) and follow this road for about 100 meters until you reach another road junction. Turn left at this junction and walk along this street (called prez. Gabriela Narutowicza). Walk along this street for about 500 meters until you come to Piotrkowska. You will recognise it by the tiled flooring and shops and the corner building opposite and to your right has the blue sign “Piekarnia” over the door. Turn right here and walk all the way to the end of the street (about 600 meters) when you come to the starting point at Plac Wolności.

From the hotels such as Novotel, Ibis or Hampton by Hilton:

Make your way to the main tram station (called by locals The Unicorn’s Stable).

You can take trams numbered 2, 3, 6, 7, or 11 which leave from the platform nearest to the Hampton by Hilton. You must have a ticket before you enter and you can buy a ticket from the machine (with English instructions) in the station. Remember to time stamp your ticket as soon as you board by inserting it into the orange or yellow box inside the tram. Take the tram 5 stops (less than 10 minutes journey) and get off at the stop called “Legionów” which you will hear announced in the tram. The tram will be driving due north. Once you are off the tram walk east along the street called Legionów and after about 100 meters you will arrive at Plac Wolności.