Auschwitz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum preserves the former Auschwitz and Birkenau camp sites and presents them as an authentic memorial site. The place is suitable for a stay focused on engaging with the culture of remembrance.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Auschwitz.

Culture and History

A visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial can be led by an educator and is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the site. This form of visit is suitable for an interest in travel focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the site.

Oświęcim is located in the Oświęcim Basin between the Carpathian foothills and the Silesian Upland.

Oświęcim has a medieval and early modern heritage, including a ducal and royal castle as well as several medieval Gothic churches.

Oświęcim's historical identity includes its role as a royal city of the Kingdom of Poland from 1564 to 1772.

In the wider surroundings of Oświęcim, the following named features are also mentioned with approximate location information: Babice – Ruiny gotyckiego zamku XIII w. approximately 15.9 km northeast, Graboszycach – Ruina XVII w. approximately 16.4 km southeast, Noma Residence – Zameczek mysliwski approximately 21.0 km west, and Pless Castle approximately 22.0 km west.

Other named mountain features in the surrounding area include Bujakowski Groń approximately 21.1 km south, Tobcowa Góra approximately 21.4 km southeast, Bukowski Groń approximately 21.5 km south, and Hrobacza Łąka approximately 22.1 km south.

The Oświęcim Basin lies at the meeting point of historical Lesser Poland and Silesia; its landscape is generally flat and characterized by rivers and numerous ponds.

Other places in the surrounding area include Bielany, Brzeszcze, Grojec, Jawiszowice, Kęty, Łęki, Nowa Wieś, Skidzin, and Zator.

The linked local pages continue the accommodation search beyond Auschwitz.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Lesser Poland.