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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Tour in Italian

5(91 reviews)Berlin, Germany
6hDurationItalianOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupWheelchair accessibleAccessibilityEasyLevel

About this experience

Explore the Sachsenhausen Memorial, the concentration camp closest to Berlin that served as a model for others. This tour focuses on the daily lives of prisoners and their survival struggles through selected biographies. The camp housed around 200,000 inmates from 40 countries, including Communists, Jews, and others deemed enemies by the Nazis. The tour departs by train 5 minutes after the scheduled start time, so participants should arrive at least 15 minutes early; late arrivals cannot join. A mandatory donation of €3 in cash is required at the meeting point on the day of the tour, which will be fully donated to the Sachsenhausen Memorial. It is advisable to bring food and drinks.

Itinerary

1

Potsdamer Platz

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

2

Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen

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.

3

Oranienburg

From Oranienburg, we take a train back to Berlin

What's included / not included

Guide in Italian
LunchTicket public transportAdmission fees

Additional information

Accessibility and comfort

  • 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

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