This guided group tour takes off from Krakow and heads to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum located at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim. Explore the memorial and museum while learning about the life of prisoners and the unforgettable history of the site. Around 60 km to the west of Krakow is the small town of Oświęcim, where, in 1940, a set of German concentration camps was established. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest German concentration camp where more than 1.5 million prisoners died during World War II. Auschwitz-Birkenau is preserved intact as a reminder of the crimes committed against humanity here. The museum includes the ruins of crematoria, gas chambers, the railway platform, and other objects of the former concentration camp.