Visit of Salaspils Memorial Ensemble
Overview
This beautiful memorial site was open in 1967 (Soviet days) as the Soviet Union politics were concentrating on hiding the bad moves of J.Stalin and instead wanted to show to the world the bad stuff done by Nazis.
The memorial creates a symbol of the border between life and death with a 100 metre-long concrete wall, on which is written – “Beyond these gates the land groans”. There are also seven concrete sculptures: “Mother”, “The Unbroken”, “The humuliated”, “Protest”, “Red Front”, “Solidarity”, “The Oath”.
A beautiful addition to the memorial - indoors exhibition open for visitors to learn from written materials, photos and also video materials where you'll see older people sharing their memories about how they managed to escape or skip the camp.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
What to expect
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Stop At: Salaspils Memorial Ensemble, Dienvidu iela, Salaspils Latvia
Visit one of Europe’s largest monument complexes commemorating victims of Nazism - opened on the former camp territory.
Behind 100 metre-long concrete wall, on which is written – “Beyond these gates the land groans” you will see seven massive concrete sculptures: “Mother”, “The Unbroken”, “The humiliated”, “Protest”, “Red Front”, “Solidarity”, “The Oath”. Go for a walk between the monuments, enjoy the silence.
Afterwards, explore an exhibition indoors where you'll find a lot of information in written, so as short video documentaries.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rumbula Forest Memorial, Maskavas Iela, Riga Latvia
Optional stop at Rumubla memorial - one of the largest holocaust sites in Europe.
Duration: 25 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 12 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
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Krista is an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and kind when guiding me through these sites of the bleaker parts of Latvian history. I learned a lot about other aspects of Latvian history as well and I'm grateful for Krista's insights. I'm looking forward to doing more tours with Krista a...
Krista is an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and kind when guiding me through these sites of the bleaker parts of Latvian history. I learned a lot about other aspects of Latvian history as well and I'm grateful for Krista's insights. I'm looking forward to doing more tours with Krista as a guide the next time I will visit Latvia.Me and my partner visited Latvia at the weekend and were greeted by the lovely Krista who helped us have the most incredible day with our husky experience and the memorial tour! She was so friendly and had so much knowledge to share. We couldn't recommend one of her tours more highly! - Thank yo...
Me and my partner visited Latvia at the weekend and were greeted by the lovely Krista who helped us have the most incredible day with our husky experience and the memorial tour! She was so friendly and had so much knowledge to share. We couldn't recommend one of her tours more highly! - Thank you again.Outstanding tour if you have an interest in WWII history. Krista is very pleasant and is an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable about the camp at Salaspils, but also provided a lot of insight about Soviet Union times in Latvia. In addition, she provided us with suggestions of other sights...
Outstanding tour if you have an interest in WWII history. Krista is very pleasant and is an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable about the camp at Salaspils, but also provided a lot of insight about Soviet Union times in Latvia. In addition, she provided us with suggestions of other sights to visit in Latvia, which we did and thoroughly enjoyed. To my surprise, there was too much to see in this beautiful country for the short time we were there. Definitely plan to return, and will definitely book another tour with Krista!Krista was fantastic, very pleasant and knowledgeable about Salaspils, the monument and overall general knowledge about Soviet Union times. Great short tour if you’re interested in history. Moreover, Krista gave us several recommendations for other trips and sights to see/do in Latvia. Would abs...
Krista was fantastic, very pleasant and knowledgeable about Salaspils, the monument and overall general knowledge about Soviet Union times. Great short tour if you’re interested in history. Moreover, Krista gave us several recommendations for other trips and sights to see/do in Latvia. Would absolutely book a tour with her again! Thanks!Took a tour to this location recently. Guide was well informed and provided us enough time to take it in and reflect on what happened here
Took a tour to this location recently. Guide was well informed and provided us enough time to take it in and reflect on what happened hereOur guide Armands was very knowledgeable and entertaining, he showed us more that we expected to see and really focused on our areas of interest
Our guide Armands was very knowledgeable and entertaining, he showed us more that we expected to see and really focused on our areas of interest