A place where everyone should visit at least once in their life... I strongly recommend taking a guided tour, which can be booked in advance on their official website https://visit.auschwitz.org /. We booked in advance, almost a month in advance, so that we could definitely get on the Russian-speaking tour. The tour itself lasts about 3.5 — 4 hours, but the time passes unnoticed, because you are completely immersed in the atmosphere of this horror. I strongly recommend not taking children under 15-16 on this tour. If you are an elderly person or you have any problems with the health of your legs, then I would like to draw your attention to the fact that you will often have to go up and down stairs. There are no benches or places to sit. You need to know that you will be on your feet for the next 3 hours. I didn't notice any ramps or other facilities for people with disabilities. I recommend comfortable shoes, because there is a lot to walk, and the museum is located on grass and small stones. The toilets on the museum grounds are free with lots of cubicles. I would recommend taking water with you in advance, because water is very expensive in vending machines on the territory of the museum. We chose "Zwiedzanie indywidualne", which cost us 140 PLN per person. You have arrived and do not understand where to go 🙈 ( arrive 30+ minutes before the start ) 1. At the main entrance, where "wejście" will be written, there is a man holding a sign with the time. For example, the time on your ticket is 15:15. Only after the employee picks up the sign can you enter, having previously shown him your PRINTED ticket. 2. You pass the control and wait for your time. (there is also a free toilet in the waiting area) 3. You need to go to the check—in and show the ticket, and you will be given a sticker that you stick on your clothes. The language and time of your tour will be indicated there. 4. Then at 3:15 p.m. (as in the example), a tour guide approaches the reception and holds up a sign with the selected language. Approach him and the tour begins. , Do not throw away the ticket — you will need it again at the entrance. The tour takes place in 1 camp for about 1.5 hours. Then take a few minutes break, where you can buy water and visit the restroom. (the water outlet is already at a reasonable price) And you take a FREE bus from the stop indicated by the guide to camp 2, where those famous "gates of death" are located I hope that the information will be useful to you. Have a good rest

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Marie

Level 16 Local Expert

I give five stars to the memorial itself (I'll clarify just in case). We came here in 2018. I was in a situation with wild toxicosis, but I felt that I definitely had to see this place with my own eyes. I didn't regret it, despite the smell in the territory, and it is quite strong. Few buildings have been preserved, basically everything has been restored, they did not reach the crematorium, I decided that it was not good to empty my stomach in the museum. We didn't go to the third camp, we didn't meet the deadline. Set aside at least one day to visit the entire Auschwitz. Arrive by 6-6.30 a.m., because the queues are huge. The town itself is surprisingly cute and beautiful.

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Kite Bord

Level 11 Local Expert

The place is certainly terrible, but the feelings that it causes are not ordinary, it is worth visiting, as you find yourself on another planet or in another reality. Tickets for the high season were booked on their website in advance, there were no tickets in one group, they took two groups of different nationalities, but they went with my husband, we did not need a guide, we went ourselves, so we managed to devote a lot of time to inspect the first camp, it took 5 hours, unfortunately, when we arrived by shuttle in the second camp, it started to rain so heavily that they refused to inspect and returned to the parking lot. We got there by rented car, but there are trains and buses. Minus a star for closing the pavilion organized by the Russian Federation and dedicated to the liberation of the camp, this is the most interesting thing in the history of the camp and it is so necessary to see happy faces of people after all the horrors of staying there.

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