Terezín is one of the most sobering and important day trips from Prague.
This small garrison town, built in the 1780s as a military fortress, carries immense weight in 20th century history — it’s where the Nazis established a ghetto and concentration camp during World War II, and where tens of thousands of Jewish prisoners were held before transport further east.
But what it’s most known for is the deception. The Nazis used Terezín as a propaganda tool, staging a fake “model ghetto” for a Red Cross inspection in 1944 to hide the reality of what was happening inside. Behind that facade, over 33,000 people died at Terezín itself, and roughly 88,000 more passed through on their way to Auschwitz and other camps. It’s a difficult place to visit, but an essential one for understanding this period of history.
Join us on this tour to learn the real story of Terezín, and why remembering it matters.
