It's history! It's the history we all have to live with. The history we have to deal with! The former concentration camp on the hills above Mauthausen is well preserved. The mood is quite depressing and not made for those who can't deal with sad stories of people who had to work in a quarry day in day out with... more

This was our second visit and the surprise was what differed in experience from the first some time ago. My wife is a professional researcher for a university and has a photographic memory so she was busy observing unexpected irregularities regarding what the guide on this particular tour was lecturing to everyone. I was really none the wiser until afterward... more

We visited the Mauthausen Concentration Camp in late March. 2009. We travelled from Vienna by train to Linz and were met by our guide, Johann Guttbrunner. I had located Johann through Tourmandu, an organization that lists local guides. Johann picked us up (two couples) at the Linz train station and drove us to Mauthausen. The day was cold, windy and... more

We visited Mauthausen in early November, 2008 by taking the train from Vienna Westbahnhof to the town of Mauthausen, and then a short taxi ride to the site - located in the rolling hills of the Austrian countryside. This is a depressing, yet fascinating, place. Since much of it was built of stone by prisoners, it has stood the test... more

The Mauthusen concentration camp is located a few kms from the A1 near Linz. You should exit near Enns (which features in travel guides as worthy of a visit). The camp is indicated by direction to the KZ Gedenkstatte and it would have been helpful to know this beforehand. It costs €1 to park the car, and €2 to enter... more