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I also strongly recommend to skip guided tour, just buy a brochure and explore by yourself. I did both, and found out that guide info quite the same as info in brochure. Though, we had very good guide who was able to answer any question about history and getting around the camp. Also, in guided tour price included a 15 min documentary film about camp, after seeing it the least I wanted to check out the camp in real... Well, again, you able to buy a ticket just for film and skip tour.
What to buy: White colour brochure, avalaible on different languages - $1.
Written Feb 3, 2007
A few small shops selling guide books, maps and educational material.
What to buy: The museum offers guided tours of the camps interest zones but I found it better to wander around at my own pace. I bought a small, waterproof map that has a map of Auschwitz 1 on one side and Birkenau on the other. It also lists the places and items of interest. You can also purchase a small guide book which expands on the places shown on the map.
What to pay: Both the guide book and the map are very inexpensive - 1E each or thereabouts.
Updated Sep 8, 2006
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At the visitor center before the entrance into Auschwitz I, there is an excellent bookshop. It has a large selection of reading material to choose from concerning the Holocaust and the camps. You should be able to find literature in several different languages here.
Written Dec 29, 2004
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What to buy: There is nothing like exploring a place on your own. You can see what you want and at the pace you want. Before starting your own self-tour, it may be worth buying a brochure and map (under $1 USD), both of which made a great interpretation of the Polish and German texts. So, as you can see there is really no need to take an actual personal tour guide. In fact, I’m indebted to the brochure as I have used it as a research tool in remembering what I did and saw that day. It is because of it that I was able to make this page for you.
What to pay: About $1 USD
Written Mar 14, 2004
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Q: I am visiting Poland in July this year,primarily to watch a football match in Wroclaw. My flight lands in Krakow and i want to try...
A: I think the easiest option may be to simply take a minibus to the camp from the bus station adjoining Krakow Glowny station and to return there. Alternatively, you...
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This page depicts picture, anecdotes and information on one of the most gruesome places I’ve seen in my life: the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. It lies within an hour of Krakow in the town of...
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located about 30 miles west of krakow is the infamous concentration camp auschwitz-birkenau. auschwitz-birkenau is a symbol of the horror of the holocaust. located near the town of oswiecim...
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I am a huge history buff, especially with the WWII era. So, obviously, one of the most important places I wanted to visit was Auschwitz and Birkenau. Though I have seen Hollywood reproductions, read...
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WIELICZKA<<<<<OSWIECIM>>>>>BRZEZINKA POLANDSunday 19th May 2002 I remember on that day; Even long before I reached Auschwitz, I would know what to expect from this...
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You have come to Oswiecim for just one reason and that is to visit the concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and to homage to nearly 2,000,000 people who were murdered here by the Nazi regime....
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