Mini-Europe Brussels Belgium
Brussels Mini Europe was a team effort commissioned by the Belgian government and opened by Prince Philip in 1989. The large park is filled with 350 1:25 scaled models which resemble surprisingly well the actual buildings, sites and monuments of famous European cities. You can walk past the Grand Place in one minute and come face to face with a rumbling Mount Vesuvius in the next. Some of the models even have moving parts, such as the Thalys train, which travels proudly past the historical monuments, rivers and streams of Mini Europe.
It is definitely worth taking a camera and some children with you to play on some of the games and take photos with the miniatures, which are actually quite large. There are a lot of children running around on their school trips and with their parents.
Although it would never replace the real experience of visiting historical places in Europe, Mini Europe Brussels has them all in one place to allow you to compare the immense sizes of each, as well as give some quick education on each of the buildings with even a quick glimpse at the architectural styles of European history. If you have children and you’re not able to take them to 80 cities in one trip, you can show them in about 4 hours the key highlights of Europe without stepping on another airplane.
It is located within the entertainment park called Brupark alongside an amusement park, a water park and the Atomium. This all culminates into a trip that’s worth building a day's itinerary around. Since the entire area is outdoors, all the miniatures are built to withstand rain, hail, sunshine and snow.
Mini Europe entry ticket prices
To reserve your place use the reservation module. After entering your information you will receive an email with tickets. You can then print them or just show them from a smartphone or tablet.
Our tickets reservation service is managed by the company "Tiqets". They designed a well working system and we have great trust in our cooperation. The best thing is that with this service you will go immediately inside avoiding the waiting line because the reservation is already taken care of.
If you have any questions, the customer service is available seven days a week.
Ticket prices
- People older then 12 years: €17
- Children taller than 1.15m and younger than 12 years of age: €12.10
- Children shorter than 1.15m: free
Brussels Mini Europe opening hours
Opening hours vary throughout the year but it is generally from 9:30am to 6pm with the last entry at 5pm.
During the summer months July and August the park closes at the later time of 8pm with the last entry at 7pm.
There are also “Mini-Europe by night” evenings which include fireworks and the park will be open until midnight. In 2017 those will be on 5th, 12th and 19th of august.
How to get to Mini Europe
Brussels Mini Europe location is on tram line 7 or the last stop on metro line 6 called “Heysel”. It is at the edge of Brussels a short walk from where the Atomium is located. Which you cannot miss after getting off the tram or metro since it’s gigantic.
Address:
Mini-Europe
Bruparck
B-1020 Brussels (Laken)
Brussels Mini Europe tourist attraction on map