1 DAY GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE LOWER SILESIA REGION
The Mysterious RIESE Project
DURATION: approx. 10 hours | DEPARTURE FROM WROCŁAW/ŚWIDNICA | TOPICS: History, World War II, Military
The tour will allow You to discover the most important sites that were part of the so called RIESE Project ( in English – the Giant). A huge, ambitious and incredibly costly construction plan of the Hitler’s III Reich during the World War II.
Riese – was it another Hitlers field headquarters or a secret complex of armament factories? Over 75 years have passed and the forests in the Owl Mountains in the Lower Silesia region still seem to be hiding many secrets.
During the tour we will see the most important constructions that were created.
We will start the tour in the pretty town of Swidnica . After a while and a brief introduction we will head for the mountains. There we will walk through an old rail tunnel where suposedly Hitler;s special train could have been hidden . Later we will see a palace which was the command centre
of the whole construction. Most importantly we will visit two most important and best preserved underground complexes of mine adits ( tunnels).
Who is this tour for?
I invite you to visit with me those interested in the history of World War II and the German war machine of the Third Reich, military enthusiasts, but also all those who are attracted by unsolved mysteries… and there will be many of them during my trip. It is a trip to some of the most fascinating places in Lower Silesia.
Tour route:
- Red Baron Restaurant in Świdnica (ul. Lwa Tołstoja 2), where we will start the tour,
- A disused railway tunnel in the Wałbrzych Mountains, which we will enter with flashlights,
- Jedlinka Palace, which housed the management of the RIESE construction project,
- The most famous of the RIESE facilities – OSÓWKA (Säuferhöhen) with a fantastic underground tourist route,
- Włodarz facility (Wolfsberg),
- A number of other places located in the mountains and foothills.
main attractions of the trip
The Mysterious RIESE Project
Jedlinka Palace
Jedlinka Palace served as the headquarters of the RIESE construction management board – it housed, among others, the offices of Director Mayer from the Todt Organisation.
Underground City Osówka (Säuferhöhen)
Complexes of underground tunnels built during World War II. Osówka was supposed to be the largest facility in the Owl Mountains. It is likely that it was planned that the Fuhrer of the Third Reich – Adolf Hitler – would stay there.
Włodarz Complex (Wolfsberg)
The largest object of the Riese Project. It consists of about 3 km of corridors, bunkers and halls partially flooded with water.
what does the trip include?
the tour features
Organizational information:
- Tour is conducted on private bassis – only for You or Your group,
- Tour duration: 10 – 11hrs with breaks,
- Meeting point: Wroclaw – exact meeting point TBA,
- Tour Language: English,
- Other available tour versions: Polish and Spanish,
- Max pax per guide during the tour: 45,
- The PRICE – 850 PLN.
The tour inclusions:
- The guide service
The tour does not include:
- Own transport (necessary),
- The entrance tickets to the visited sites – approx cost 110 PLN – Prices subjec to change,
- Meals and beverages,
- Health insurance.
Important:
- To participate in the tour it is necesary to wear appropriate mountain clothes and trekking shoes. Please be aware that the temperaturę in the undegriound tunnels is approx 6 C,
- The underground facilities can be visited from the age of 5.
Contact and tour booking:
phone 579 159 869 | email: michallubowiczguide@gmail.com |
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