Lodz Voivodeship is situated in the center of the country and its capital is the city Lodz, the second biggest city after Warsaw in Poland.  This region is considered the biggest center of the textile industry in Poland. Besides Lodz, this Voivodeship has some other big cities:  Piotrków Trybunalski, Sieradz, Skierniewice, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Bełchatów, Zduńska Wola, Radomsko, Wieruszów, Wieluń. The area of Voivodeship is relatively small, 18.000 sq. meters but really beautiful, full of landscape parks, lakes and national reserves. 

The Economy of Voivodeship is developed and spread between industry and agriculture. Industry as we already mentioned is mostly focused on textile, however other areas should be mentioned, these are pharmaceutics, medical equipment, food processing. 

The main products of agriculture activities are cereals and potatoes, Lodz Voivodeship export them later to other regions of the country. 

The capital of the region, Lodz, was founded in the 19th century. Now it’s a dynamic city with a developed economy, culture and science. The population of Lodz is 700 thousand people which converts it into the 3d most densely populated city in Poland. The centric location of Lodz converts it into a special city, because all roads and railways cross it. Lodz has approximately 250000 economic entities and most of them are private enterprises. Educational sector is also strong and offers to young people a wide variety of Higher Education Centers among them the University of Lodz, the Technic University of Lodz, Medical University, Academy of fine art, Music Academy.

The mixture of all these factors makes the area very attractive for rent and sale real estate in Lodz Voivodeship.

In spite of the fact that Lodz is the second biggest city after Warsaw the prices for flats and houses for rent and sale are twice cheaper than in Warsaw and 1,5 cheaper than in Krakow. In any case Lodz is one of the destinations which attract polish people and foreigners and its offer of real estate is really enormous. You can buy a flat in the city center of Lodz, where  frequently different cultural events are held. Another option is to buy or rent a house in the outskirts of the city or even buy some property out of Lodz. The Lodz real estate market gives you the opportunity to choose between a very small studio with moderate price and a huge apartment of premium class. Also you need to consider the option of buying a house in an ecological zone outside the city. In any case Lodz real estate market can match any kind of customers’ requirements and economic possibilities. 

Lodz is a city which is well connected nationally and internationally. The international airport Lodz Vladislav Raimond is only 6 km from the city. To get there you can use a car, bus (lines 65a and 66 a) or taxi. The trip will take you 30 minutes. 

Speaking abound land transportation Lodz is the place |”where all roads lead to”. Because of its centric location the city is a crossroad of all national and international roads and railways. If you go by car or by train from one part of the country to another you will always pass through Lodz.  And not only national itineraries go through Lodz, the international train Gdansk –Warsaw-Vienna passes through it. One more important thing referring to transportation and logistics in the region –there is a huge container station in the suburbs of the city which is connected with a railway line to China. 

Urban transportation in Lodz offers you several lines of buses and trolleybuses. One of the big advantages of the Lodz public transportation is that you can use it during the night because you have some night lines.

Many tourists, at the moment they are deciding their itinerary before the trip to Poland, are advised to start it exactly from Lodz Voivodeship and it has different reasons. First reason is its location in the central part of the country and being connected very well with all other regions and even other countries. Second is because Lodz province has a lot of things to show to the visitors and to enjoy. In the city of Lodz you can participate in the annual Lodz fair. It's a very crowded, colorful and symbolic event. During this fair in the main street of the city different folkloric and rock concerts, competitions and shows. It’s definitely the best place to get closer to Polish culture and traditions.  Also Lodz has a lot of interesting museums which have expositions dedicated to polish mode of life and country history, for example Museum of textile production. 

The fans of cinema should know that Lodz is the center of cinematography in Poland. There are University of Theater and cinema and cinematographic museums in the city.

The most interesting place in the city is street Petrowska. This street is totally pedestrian so it's really pleasant to walk there. During the promenade by the street the visitors can not only visit a lot of cafes and restaurants but also see a lot of monuments. You don't need to walk a lot to find old buildings, monuments and all of them with their own original history. The most beautiful monument is considered the Petersen house, an amazing 19th century made in the best traditions of modern style. The important place in that street occupies a star's alley which commemorates a famous polish film director and cinema artist.  During your walk by the city don't lose very interesting monuments such as: three Fabricants, the bank of Yulian Tuvim and the piano of Artur Rubinshtein. 

If you like middle ages and just need to go to the city Oporuv. There you can find an ancient gothic castle of the 15th century. Inside the castle visitors can see an exposition of old interiors and outside the castle you can become a viewer of organized Knights tournaments. 

For people who want to dive into the beautiful world of nature, Lodz Voivodeship offers to visit lake Sulovske, situated in the territory of landscape parks and surrounded by beautiful forest. Here you can practice windsurfing, paddle sports, cycling, riding horse, fishing and picking up mushrooms.