Auschwitz

OzzyDi
OzzyDi Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited January 2017 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

We're planning a trip to Auschwitz for 2 weeks in June this year 2017.

Can anyone offer any advice on where to stay or any useful tips that would help our trip go smoothly please?

We're new to this having purchased our Motorhome this year :)

Thanks

Diane & Ozzy

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  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited January 2017 #2

    There is a Stellplatz at the camp:-

    Stellplatz

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited January 2017 #3

    hope you enjoy your trip Ozzi. We had family members visit there last year and they were so saddened by the place and the horrors which took place there, that I doubt if they will ever return. 

    It has certainly put me off going.

    Cheers....................K

     

     

  • Jamsdad
    Jamsdad Forum Participant Posts: 275
    edited January 2017 #4

    Auschwitz is an important place to visit for a day but I'm not sure about two weeks. You might find basing yourself in Krakow and taking a day trip more agreeable.

  • Dave Nicholson
    Dave Nicholson Forum Participant Posts: 408
    edited January 2017 #5

    There's an excellent small campsite at the Centre for Dialogue and Prayer, about 400 metres from the main site entrance. They also serve  evening meals in the main building. We spent a night there a few years ago, it was one of the most memorable nights of my life, listening to the railway yards in the distance marshalling waggons throughout the night (Auschwitz is still very close to a major railway intersection).

    There is ample parking outside the Buchenwald site a couple of miles away. As others have said, a day or two at the most is sufficient but Krakow is a must see too.

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