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The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial is a special place of remembrance dedicated to victims of the Second World War. The former largest Nazi German Concentration and Extermination Camp remains to be one of the most frequently visited historical sites in the world. A visit to the Museum is divided into two parts: the tour in Auschwitz I, which takes about two hours, and then the tour in Auschwitz II Birkenau, about one hour. Including transportation time it lasts about seven hours.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Kraków, Poland
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial is a special place of remembrance dedicated to victims of the Second World War. The former largest Nazi German Concentration and Extermination Camp remains to be one of the most frequently visited historical sites in the world. A visit to the Museum is divided into two parts: the tour in Auschwitz I, which takes about two hours, and then the tour in Auschwitz II Birkenau, about one hour. Including transportation time it lasts about seven hours.
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Stop At: Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20 Entrance to the Museum is located at Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej Str. no. 11, Oswiecim 32-603 Poland
Visiting Auschwitz I lasts about 1 hour 45 min. up to 2 hours and covers the entire available route, including symbol of the camp – the gate “Arbacht Macht Frei”, administration buildings, historical exhibitions and dedicated to memory victims from different countries. After visiting the first part of the museum Auschwitz it is planned to be short, 10-15 minutes of break, than Transport to Birkenau, which is located 3.5 km away. Visiting the Birkenau camp lasts until 1 hour 15 minutes, including: entrance gate, ramp, wooden barracks in the prisoners lived, the gas chamber, the ruins of the crematorium.
Duration: 3 hours
