What shoes to wear to Auschwitz?

Wear comfortable shoes: You will be doing a lot of walking in Auschwitz, so wear comfortable, closed shoes that will allow you to move around the site easily. Bring water and snacks: Auschwitz Birkenau is a large site, and you may be walking and exploring for several hours.



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Regarding the terms and conditions of Auschwitz, visitors must have an identity document with them to enter the museum. All tickets are personal. Certainly, before entering, tickets are verified with the guest's document.

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Plan a visit In order to take in the grounds and exhibitions in a suitable way, visitors should set aside a minimum of about 90 minutes for the Auschwitz site and the same amount of time for Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

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Individual visitors may tour the Memorial independently or in organised groups with a guide-educator. Entrance to the Museum, to both Auschwitz I and Birkenau parts, is possible only with a personalized entry pass booked in advance. Reservations can be made at visit.auschwitz.org or on the spot at the cashier.

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How long will it take to cover Auschwitz? Visiting Auschwitz can take a minimum of three-and-a-half hours. Visitors can stay on the site 90 minutes after the last entrance hour.

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The Auschwitz exhibition shop is open Monday to Sunday and offers visitors a wide range of books, audiovisual material and other stationery and arts materials related to the study of the Holocaust and the different groups of victims persecuted by Nazi Germany.

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It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust as well as Nazi crimes againt Poles, Romas and other groups.

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Auschwitz Tour concentration camp – where to stay to visit? Unless your trip to Poland is very short and you plan on visiting only the Auschwitz Museum, it's best to stay in Krakow. Oswiecim is a small town; although you can find hotels there, your options are much more limited.

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It is widely advised that children should be 14 or over before they make the trip. This is the youngest age suggested for visitors by the Auschwitz museum, and indeed the same age recommended by the Imperial War Museum in London for its Holocaust exhibition.

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Groups get from 4 up to 8 participants, maximum size of the group at Auschwitz is between 20 - 30 people. During the trip you stay under our driver's care, you can rely on his experience. Auschwitz tour takes about 6 hours if you decide to made Auschwitz & Salt Mine 1 day tour it takes about 10 hours.

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You can expect to do a lot of walking at Auschwitz. Auschwitz covers an area of about 12 square miles (30 square kilometers) and although shuttle buses run between the areas open to visitors, you will still do a lot of walking.

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Shorts, mini-skirts, sandals, flip-flops etc. are perfectly OK and worn by many locals in Krakow in summer - obviously only on hot days and not in formal occasions. PS. If you plan to visit churches, it is a good idea to dress more conservatively.

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