Nina Prague Guide

Terezin – the former Concentration Camp

Terezin is a former fortress, which was built at the end of 18th century, when the Czech Kingdom was a part of the Habsburg monarchy. In November 1941 the Nazis started to move thousands of Jews to this small town, first from occupied Bohemia and Moravia, but later from Austria, Germany, Holland, and other European countries. Terezin was a transit camp. It is called a stop on the way to death in Auschwitz. During the tour we will visit the Ghetto Museum, with an exhibition about the role of Terezin in the final solution of the Jewish question, the hidden synagogue, the cemetery, the former Magdeburg Barracks with the art collection and the Small Fortress.


 General informations


The tour of Terezin takes about 6 hours.

 Notes


It is possible to combine the visit of Terezin with other places like Ustek, where there is a beautiful synagogue, or with Nelahozeves, where there stands a Renaissance castle, or with Melnik, where there is a castle as well and a beautiful, scenic view of the confluence of Vltava River and Elbe River, or with a memorial at Lidice, a village, which was totally liquidated by the Nazis. If you want to combine Terezin with Ustek, Nelahozeves, Melnik, or Lidice, please let me know, I will write you the details. The Terezin tour plus any of these other towns takes about 8 hours.