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a nearly 4.2-kilometre spine of historicist and Art Nouveau buildings, one of Poland's longest pedestrian streets
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Ramisch's former cotton mill, now courtyards with restaurants and designer studios in brick halls
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an art club and gallery on Piotrkowska, home to the Łódź Kaliska group, with concerts and alt cinema
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a courtyard covered in hand-cut mirrors by Joanna Rajkowska, an installation from 2014
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a pub run as a cooperative on Plac Wolności, founded by six friends, hosting jam sessions and exhibitions
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Łódź's Walk of Fame from 1996, over 90 stars of Polish film creators along the pedestrian street
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a bar on Piotrkowska since 2015, a café by day and a stage for alternative music by night
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a side alley off Piotrkowska Street with a monument to director Leon Schiller and a 2009 city fountain
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an installation along 340 metres of Piotrkowska with 16,890 paving slabs bearing residents' names
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a pedestrian-priority street funded by 2014 participatory budget, with blooming Kanzan cherry trees in spring
Śródmieście is the heart of Łódź's atmosphere - the nearly four-kilometre Piotrkowska Street, its side passages and courtyards of former factories, where cafes and music clubs mix with Art Nouveau buildings. Atmospheric spots in Śródmieście are places worth seeing not for a single attraction, but for the atmosphere itself.
Piotrkowska Street, one of the longest pedestrian promenades in Poland, is the axis around which the rest of the list is arranged. Along it runs the Aleja Gwiazd (Walk of Stars) from 1996, with over ninety stars honouring Polish film artists, and along its three hundred and forty metres lies the Pomnik Łodzian (Monument to the People of Łódź) - an installation with nearly seventeen thousand plaques bearing the names of the city's residents.
Pasaż Róży (Rose Passage) is a courtyard covered in hand-cut mirrors, an installation by Joanna Rajkowska from 2014 - one of the most photographed spots in the city. Pasaż Leona Schillera, a side street with a monument to the director and a municipal fountain from 2009, has a quieter, more intimate character.
OFF Piotrkowska, the former Ramisch cotton mill, turned its brick halls into courtyards with restaurants and designer studios - one of the most recognizable atmospheric addresses in the city. It is close from here to clubs with live music: Łódź Kaliska, a club and art gallery run by the artist group of the same name, Pop'n'art, a pub co-operative founded by six friends on Plac Wolności, and Infinity, a cafe in the morning and an alternative music venue in the evening.
The woonerf on 6 Sierpnia Street, a shared pedestrian-and-traffic street built from the participatory budget in 2014, blooms with Kanzan Japanese cherry trees in spring - a short but worthwhile detour on the way between Piotrkowska Street and Plac Wolności.
The best starting point is Piotrkowska Street around Pasaż Róży, close to both OFF Piotrkowska and the music clubs. In the evening it is worth leaving time for one venue with live music - Infinity, Pop'n'art or Łódź Kaliska each have a different musical profile, so it is worth checking the programme before heading out.
Which spot in Śródmieście is photographed most often?
Pasaż Róży, with Joanna Rajkowska's mirror installation from 2014.
Where in Śródmieście can you listen to live music?
At the Łódź Kaliska club, at Pop'n'art on Plac Wolności, or at Infinity on Piotrkowska Street.
What is OFF Piotrkowska?
The former Ramisch cotton mill, today brick courtyards with restaurants and designer studios.
How many stars does the Łódź Walk of Stars have?
Over ninety, honouring Polish film artists, along the Piotrkowska promenade.
A full selection of Śródmieście's attractions can also be found on the pages culture in Śródmieście and museums in Śródmieście. The whole of Łódź is described on the page attractions in Łódź and in the section discover Łódź.
