The Rise of Evil: Munich, Nuremberg & The Eagle’s Nest by Air

Fly to Munich and transfer to our hotel for four nights.

We spend our first day walking around Munich seeing the sites connected with the rise of National Socialism from the Putsch, following the route taken in 1923. Along the way we will see the Hoffbrau House and also visit Odeonsplatz where the Putsch ended. We later look at the site of the Putsch Memorials, the headquarters of the National Socialist Party and also the new Brown House exhibition centre to examine at the story of the Munich Crisis in the 1930s that led to war. We end the day at Dachau Concentration Camp* to discuss the Holocaust.

Key Visits

Munich Putsch, Munich Odenplatz Dachau Concentration Camp Hoffbrau House

Today we travel towards Austria to see the site of the Berghof, Hitler’s mountain home, and also travel up to the Eagle’s Nest (weather permitting) to see the building constructed for Hitler’s birthday. We also have time in Berchtesgaden.

Key Visits

Eagle's Nest Berchtesgaden Berghof

In Nuremberg we look at the Nazi Party rallies in the 1930's and see the site of many of them at both the Luitpoldhahn and the Zeppelinfeld Stadium. We look at the story for the battle for Nuremberg in 1945 and have time to visit the National Socialist Party Document Centre in the nearby stadium, built as a rival to the Colosseum in Rome, which explains the story of this dark part of German history. We also see where the Nuremberg Trials took place, seeing the visitors' centre and courtroom and, subject to modern-day demands, we also go into the courtroom itself.

Key Visits

Nuremberg Congress centre National Socialist Party Headquarters Luitpoldhahn Rally Grounds, Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld Stadium Nuremberg Courtroom & visitors Centre

Return flight to the UK.