SORT
PRISON MUSEUM OF FREEDOM
The Freedom Road is the name given to the route that passed through Sort, used by approximately 70,000-80,000 people fleeing the Nazi regime during World War II (1939-1944). The mountain passes became silent testimony to their odyssey to achieve the desired freedom.
The Prison-Museum of the Road to Freedom aims to raise awareness of the escapes and pay tribute to all those involved. The prison for "Men of the Sort Judicial District" was eventually built on the site known as Casa Xorret, which once housed a Gothic chapel that served as a small hospital.
Various groups of people persecuted by the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War were also imprisoned, as were those who were to be subjected to Franco's repression afterward. Those accused of minor crimes, primarily petty theft and robbery, were also detained as a result of the extreme poverty of the early years of Franco's regime. The former Sort prison has been converted into a museum about the escape from Nazism. The museum is considered a monument to peace and freedom, and a tribute to the victims of fascism. To arrange guided tours, contact: turisme@sort.cat Telephone: 973 62 00 10
The Prison-Museum of the Road to Freedom aims to raise awareness of the escapes and pay tribute to all those involved. The prison for "Men of the Sort Judicial District" was eventually built on the site known as Casa Xorret, which once housed a Gothic chapel that served as a small hospital.
Various groups of people persecuted by the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War were also imprisoned, as were those who were to be subjected to Franco's repression afterward. Those accused of minor crimes, primarily petty theft and robbery, were also detained as a result of the extreme poverty of the early years of Franco's regime. The former Sort prison has been converted into a museum about the escape from Nazism. The museum is considered a monument to peace and freedom, and a tribute to the victims of fascism. To arrange guided tours, contact: turisme@sort.cat Telephone: 973 62 00 10
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