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(84)
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.
Indispensable tour , compulsory visit . We were fortunate enough to be guided and accompanied by Lorenzo , who conveyed the facts with passion and ease of reading and gave great food for thought . His knowledge and empathy are breathed and come with his words. Thank you Lorenzo for sharing with us so clearly this contemporary history made much more understandable, you are the professor that the boys should have.
Very prepared and experienced guide. It is essential to be accompanied in order to fully understand the history and social context that gravitate around this concentration camp. Choose this operator and you will not go wrong: a really great experience.
August 6, 2025 visit to the concentration camp with the guide Andrea, professionalism, clarity but also a lot of humanity and empathy. Beautiful visit absolutely to do
