Walking around downtown Łódź and you would never guess that Europe’s largest urban park can be found north of the city. The name of the forest is directly related to an 11th century settlement of the same name. Occupying an area of 1,250 hectares the park features countless walking and cycling trails, 542 different plants and 101 types of tree, predominantly oak, spruce and birch. The forest was used as a base for insurgents during the 1863 rising against Imperial Russia, while WWII saw it double as site of mass execution by the Nazis. The North West of the park houses an 18th century Franciscan monastrey, primarily known for its painting of St Antony, which is claimed to have heling properties.     [...]

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Founded in 1896 and opened in 1899 in an attempt to add a little colour and breathe some much needed fresh air into the lung’s of the city’s proletariat, Sienkiewicz Park is one of the oldest parks in Łódź. At just 5.2ha there are plenty of things to see and do in it. There’s a sandstone sculpture symbolising the four seasons, 19 trees of historic importance and a fountain decorated with neo-Baroque sculptures and a large swan in the middle. The park is also the home to the Museum of Natural History and the highly recommended Centre for the Propagation of Art. [...]

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