Memorial du Camp de Rivesaltes, Salses-Le-Chateau

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By nmaria

So to start with there are two routes to get here if using GPS- follow the route through the buildings. Then, when you get there it looks like a group of empty historic buildings but the museum is...

So to start with there are two routes to get here if using GPS- follow the route through the buildings. Then, when you get there it looks like a group of empty historic buildings but the museum is... more »
By 668paulc668

Quite an eye opener on the history of the 20th century. Very thought provoking at times with mixtures of hatred and happiness. I'm sure different people will get different things from it. A...

Quite an eye opener on the history of the 20th century. Very thought provoking at times with mixtures of hatred and happiness. I'm sure different people will get different things from it. A... more »
By Don S

Irish aid worker Mary ELMES saved the lives of many children from Rivesaltes Camp during the Second World War. There are some exhibits in the central display area that reference her work. She first...

Irish aid worker Mary ELMES saved the lives of many children from Rivesaltes Camp during the Second World War. There are some exhibits in the central display area that reference her work. She first... more »

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By Philip Varley

Such an emotional experience. Very efficiently organised and a lot of time & expense has gone into vivid displays that well explain that dark time in history. I just felt that explanations should also be in English not just for the benefit of visitors from the UK but many other nationalities whose first language is not French or Spanish. This is a must for those visiting the area

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By Marc Hernandez

Stonishing place. What starts as a refugee camp for Spaniards and Catalans becomes a concentration camp for Gipsy and Jewish from the rest of Europe on the latest 30's from last century. Walking around the debris pavillions and imagine what the people been thru keeps you speechless. Part of our history that needs to be remembered.

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By Angels Ruiz

Magnific architecture dessign in a emotional place

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By Richard Prime

A difficult history, very well presented. Displays in French.

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By Jez Evans

very good exhibition but everything is in french only.i would of liked to of seen a reconstructed building allowing guest to have walked inside and to experienced the cramp conditions and it would be nice to see tge graffiti removed from the ruins.

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