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The 7 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Terezin, Bohemia
Discover the best top things to do in Terezin, Czech Republic including Hlavni Pevnost (Main Fortress), Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks), Mala Pevnost (Small Fortress), Muzeum Ghetta, The Jewish Cemetery, Terezin Memorial, Terezin & Jewish Quarter Private Tours.
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1. Hlavni Pevnost (Main Fortress)
2. Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks)
3. Mala Pevnost (Small Fortress)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 195 reviews
Reviewed By K8097RBgeorger
Built as part of a military citadel with a walled garrison town long before WWII. Includes thick earthen bermed walls, moats and 22 miles of catacombs. Was used as a Nazi concentration camp. Extreme overcrowding and cruelty in the camp and nearby Jewish ghetto resulted in 33,000 deaths. Approximately 88,000 were sent from this location to Auschwitz and other extermination camps. Our visit was led by very knowledgeable and passionate guides. We toured a museum detailing the history and use of this complex. There were items written and composed by the inmates. The guides emphasized to us how humanity must never forget the atrocities perpetrated here. We got to stand in the prisoner barracks, confinement cells, and isolation cells. We also got to walk through some of the underground tunnels used by the guards. Most chilling was the gallows where prisoners were routinely hung. While Jews lived in squalor and disease the guards had a cinema, pool and garden. According to our guide, there were 28 guards to 12,000 Jewish prisoners in this part of the complex. May we never forget.
4. Muzeum Ghetta
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 256 reviews
Part of the Terezin Memorial. The Ghetto Museum was opened in 1991 in the building of the former Terezin School. The exhibitions have been arranged with the assistance of former prisoners of the Terezin Ghetto.
Reviewed By John-Cypress-Tx - Cypress, United States
Interesting history of Terezin and the roll it played in WWII as the "spa" for the Jewish population. How it was used as a distribution point to the actual concentration camps but in itself was purported to be a safe haven for Jews
5. The Jewish Cemetery
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4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By GinnyShoe - Canada, null
This site is quite far away from the small fortress but it is well worth seeing. The small exhibit in the crematorium is free to visit and gives an excellent overview of the cemetery and its history. The grounds of the cemetery are not big but are worth walking through slowly once you know the history of the area. Some parts have had to be restored since a flood in 2002. There are memorial candles available here for 5 kc that can be lit inside the crematorium.
6. Terezin Memorial
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4.5 based on 2,198 reviews
On the initiative of the newly created Czechoslovak government, in 1947 the National Suffering Memorial was opened on the site of the suffering of tens of thousands; it was later on renamed the Terezin Memorial. The key mission of the Terezin Memorial, the only institution of its kind in the Czech Republic, is to commemorate the victims of the Nazi political and racial persecution during the occupation of the Czech lands in World War II, to promote museum, research and educational activities, and look after the memorial sites connected with the suffering and death of dozens of thousands of victims of violence.
Reviewed By resyvanbeek
Visiting Terezin is a worthwhile trip out of the old town of Prague. We went by public transport (finding the correct busstop at the right metro station was challenging; at time if our visit it was busstop 7 at the back of the metro station Nadrazi Holesovice (red metro line); this regional bus is not covered by the day pass for Prague public transport but we could buy a ticket directly from the driver). After about an hour drive, the bus stops close to either the Small Fortress or the Ghetto Museum; either could be a good start and everything is within walking distance. We did a guided tour at the Small Fortress which gave the whole place some context. We explored the museum and barracks by ourselves; we saw some guided tours rushing passed us and were glad we had more time to actually read the displays to understand more - the guided tours did not seem to spend much time in there. The columbarium just outside of the main centre was worthwhile a visit; we did not have enough time to walk to the crematorium (I guess we had seen enough to get a picture of what occured in WW2 but if we didn’t have to catch the bus back, we would have liked to go there so it’s worthwhile considering when you plan your day). There was a very small cafe in the museum; the food & drink choices were very limited but the man serving us was vey welcoming! It was a funny experience in a day filled with quite sad stories.
7. Terezin & Jewish Quarter Private Tours
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5.0 based on 192 reviews
