Salaspils memoriāls

Visite du mémorial

Visite un dimanche, je prends le train depuis Riga dans l'espoir qu'il s'arrête à Darzini mais ce n'est pas le cas. Je me retrouve donc à Salaspils et l'office du tourisme me renseigne très bien, je p...

Lieu de mémoire

J’ai pris le train depuis la gare centrale de Riga (20 minutes et 1€56 l’aller-retour). Il faut descendre à l’arrêt Darzini, traverser la voie et prendre à droit, il y a un peu plus de deux kilomètre...

A significant memorial site outside of Riga

I was not planning on visiting, but when my driver realized I was interested in memorial sites, he took me here as well. I am glad I accepted his suggestion. This is a forced labor camp and prison -- ...

Quite moving

I found the monuments to be quite sanitized given what the were there to represent. The monuments are definitely in the Soviet style. Nonetheless, this place is worth the effort to pay respect...

Well worth a visit if time allows.

18km southeast of Riga, this is the site of a WWII concentration camp/political prison, built by the Nazis. The site was destroyed by the Nazis on their retreat, but an impressive cantilevered concre...