Palm House

Tucked just inside Źródliska Park, close to the Film Museum, this renovated Palm House is an urban paradise and one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Spread over three glasshouses – Mediterranean, tropical, and desert, some of the 4500-plus plants have been growing here for over 100 years. Best of all is the first-floor cafe that lets you relax amidst the palms.

Palm House

In a delightful park, a quick walk from the Film Museum, the Palm House is a very pleasant surprise if you stumble over it accidentally. An architecturally arrested structure, it is a lush and dreamy retreat from the city outside. There are three pavilions, each recreating different climates and conditions. You’ll even find bananas growing in here.

Around 20 of the trees are well over a century old and date back to the 19th century, when factory owners had them cultivated in their private orangeries. Originally a tea house was converted into a building suitable for growing palms. The whole building was completely renovated in 2003 and has a strong educational programme, teaching about the ecosystems within tropical rainforests.

However, the secret draw of the Palm House is the Kawiarnia Palmiarnia cafe which serves sweet and savoury bubble waffles and a selection of ice creams and drinks. Surrounded by plants, this cosy and atmospheric first-floor space has floor to ceiling windows that look over the rest of the greenhouse. Amazing!

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The Palm House is just inside Park Źródliska I, just off the al. marsz. Józefa Piłsudskiego main road, a 6-minute walk east from the Film Museum. It is served by the 8, 10A, 10B, and 14 tram lines, all of which pass through Piotrkowska Centrum. Get off at the Piłsudskiego – Przędzalniana stop on al. marsz. Józefa Piłsudskiego. Cross the road and enter the park. You should see the Palm House just to your left. Use this official Łódź timetable to plan your journey.

Palm House address: Park Źródliska I, al. marsz. Józefa Piłsudskiego 61, 90-329 Łódź, Poland

The Palm House is open as follows:

• Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-6pm (April-September) and 9am-4pm (October-March)
• Monday: Closed

Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

The Palm House is also closed on New Year’s Day, during Easter, November 1, and during Christmas, and on the last week of March and first week of September (for maintenance).

All times and prices are subject to change, and opening hours may be different during public holidays. See the official Palm House website for details (in Polish).

Tickets are 16zł (8zł reduced). Children under 3 and people with a disability are free.

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