Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - Tour in Italian
Description
Visit the Sachsenhausen Memorial, which was the concentration camp closest to the Nazi capital and became a prototype on which all other camps were based. On this tour we will take you back to the prisoners' daily life and their struggle for survival on the basis of selected biographies. The prisoners were among others simply Communists, Jews and whoever else the Nazis considered their enemy. Just imagine that 200 000 inmates from 40 countries had been here. We will take a train departing 5 minutes after the official start time of the tour. To avoid missing the train, it is essential to arrive at least 15 minutes early. The guided tour starts on time and late arrivals cannot be accommodated. On the day of the guided visit, all participants are required to pay €3 in cash at the meeting point as a mandatory donation requested by the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial. The full amount will be donated to the Memorial. We recommend bringing something to eat and drink.
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Itinerary
The tour with an Italian guide starts at the meeting point of Potsdamer Platz no. 10 (S/U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz). Your guide will collect 3 € per person as a donation for the Memorial
The visit to the former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp begins at the Memorial entrance, where we learn about its role as a model camp in the Nazi system. We continue to the former SS Officers’ Casino, a stark contrast to the prisoners’ reality. Through Tower A, the main gate, we see how the camp’s layout enforced total control. On the Roll Call Square, we hear about the long, punishing daily roll calls. In Barracks 38 and 39, we learn about the persecution of Jewish prisoners. The former camp kitchen, now a museum, shows documents and testimonies about forced labor and daily life. At the ruins of Station Z, the site of the gas chamber and crematoria, we confront the camp’s function as a place of extermination. The tour ends at the infirmary and pathology lab, where medical experiments and abuse were carried out.
From Oranienburg, we take a train back to Berlin
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(87)
Andrea was exceptional in his explanations. He provides many indications about the place and history during the tour and makes the tour very exciting even for "non-experts." The only room for improvement is the logistics. The 24-hour ticket to reach the place (to be paid separately, for zone C) costs about 12.50 euros, so organizing a bus from Berlin should be considered to make travel to and from Sachsenhausen faster for large groups, as happens in August. Furthermore, the use of radios with earpieces could perfect the experience.
Grazie per la recensione e soprattutto per le belle parole dedicate ad Andrea. Apprezziamo anche i suggerimenti sulla logistica, che ci permettono di chiarire alcuni aspetti dell’organizzazione del tour. La scelta di raggiungere Sachsenhausen con i mezzi pubblici è precisa: come partner ufficiali di visitBerlin, per noi è importante proporre tour sostenibili e a basso impatto ambientale, evitando quando possibile l’utilizzo di pullman privati. È inoltre la soluzione nettamente più economica per i partecipanti: nei periodi di maggiore affluenza, quando organizziamo contemporaneamente più gruppi, il costo di un pullman sarebbe almeno tre volte superiore a quello dei mezzi pubblici. Il biglietto ABC, inoltre, è valido 24 ore e può quindi essere utilizzato anche prima e dopo il tour per continuare a spostarsi e scoprire Berlino. Un biglietto dei trasporti sarebbe dunque, nella maggior parte dei casi, comunque necessario una volta rientrati in città. Per quanto riguarda gli auricolari, il Memoriale di Sachsenhausen stabilisce un numero massimo di partecipanti per ogni gruppo proprio per garantire la qualità della visita e il rispetto del luogo. Non è quindi possibile aumentare le dimensioni dei gruppi utilizzando radioguide o auricolari: naturalmente rispettiamo rigorosamente queste disposizioni. Grazie ancora per aver partecipato al nostro tour e per aver condiviso la sua esperienza!
The guide Andrea was very affable and competent, managing to detail the visit. The organization is truly excellent, definitely more than I would have expected! Great job, Andrea! I highly recommend it.
Life captivated us during the visit with her precise and detailed stories, even though it was a challenging topic.
Beautiful well organized guide Andrea top very detailed and precise Claudia cute and prepared a nice experience advice really nice and super organized
Super professional the organization, Andrea exceptional guide, guided us one afternoon in the concentration camp making us live a super interesting experience.
I must say that everything was organized in an excellent way even despite our setback .. Jacopo with the collaboration of the guide Sueli Marsella were able to accompany us to the concentration camp sachsenhausen and tell with passion the tragic story of the camps .. Bravo marsella prepared precise and careful .. Thank you very much. Luca Simona
Intense experience and very useful to understand what really happened. The guide was very good at contextualizing the events and explaining the facts making it interesting and understandable even to younger people.
Andrea passionate guide and very prepared! I made two visits one with Andrea and the other with Elisa and they were both excellent and indispensable for a full visit of the sites.
We participated in the tour with the guide Andrea and we found him very prepared and competent. We hope to meet him on a future visit.
The visit to the memorial was very engaging thanks above all to the competence, passion and professionalism of our guide Lorenzo. Seeing our guide with clear eyes while explaining life in the camp is not everyday. Bravo Lorenzo continues like this.
