Auschwitz - Birkenau, concentration camp Auschwitz concentration camp was the sad testimony of the horrors of World War II. Auschwitz, built in 1940, was the largest compound established during the Second World War, where more than one million people were killed.
Although it is not a fun place, visiting the Auschwitz - Birkenau concentration camp is essential to get to know one of the most tragic and important parts of twentieth century history. The local guides of the camp will tell you all about the way of life of the prisoners from the arrival to the camp.
The facilities of the fields are preserved in excellent conditions, something that allows to know the old barracks, the gas chambers, the crematoria and a part of the immense collection of objects that were stolen from the prisoners before assassinating them.