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Mini-Europe

Bruparck, Brussels B-1020, Belgium
02 474 13 13
As featured in 3 days in Brussels and 3 other guides
Ranked #31 of 161 attractions in Brussels
4.0 of 5 stars 194 Reviews
Type: Amusement/ Theme Parks
Fee: Yes
Owner description: DISCOVER EUROPE’S NICEST PLACES ...Europe in a few hours… A unique experience!Mini-Europe is above all an “invitation to travel”. The chimes of Big...... more » Owner description: DISCOVER EUROPE’S NICEST PLACES ...Europe in a few hours… A unique experience!Mini-Europe is above all an “invitation to travel”. The chimes of Big Ben, the gondolas in front of the Doge’s Palace, the Grand-Place in Brussels, the Acropolis ... an animated tour with visual and sound effects along 350 miniatures and attractions recreated down to the smallest detail at the scale 1/25.A fascinating presentation for everyone, not to be missed during your stay in the Capital of Europe! « less
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

We had been planning this trip with the expectations of a great adventure for kids ..when we bought our tickets we bought the one for the water park and mini Europe well to make the story short after walking the short trail if mini Europe park..to be extremely dissatisfied with what we seen water in all the water figurines was... More

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keighley
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Don't be tempted to buy a combined ticket at the Atomium. This outdated and boring attraction is due to close. Not before time. More

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Leuven, Belgium
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Since Brussels is considered to be the capital of Europe, it is very fitting to have this attraction. The pamphlet you get with the entrance fee is very informative about the buildings you see and also about the countries in the EU. It is well worth the trip for adults and children. The park was well maintained and all the... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

Thank you for your appreciation about the park and the information guide. You are right about the interactivity with the animation. We were the first in the miniature parks to make interactivity like the bycicle race in Paris or the theft of the Joconde. More

Brussels, Belgium
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Mini versions of buildings representing the touristic images of the Member States (I don't know how complete it is in that sense, haven't been for a while). Seriously, a surprisingly pleasant way to kill an hour if you turn up early for your family movie outing to Kinepolis by mistake. More

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Kaiserslautern, Germany
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Maybe we got really lucky. We went early on a sunny day. There was not a terrible amount of people. My family really enjoyed it. The miniatures are very detailed and its a nice way to spend a hour or two. We also took notes as to which places we wanted to visit next. It definitely opened up our eyes... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

Thanks a lot. You are right : we are a miniature park and we do our best to make it beautiful, interesting and funny. Every month we renew something to keep in this mind. More

Soignies, Belgium
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

It gives a rapid overlook for foreigners but better visit the originals ! More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

You are right : It is really nice to see the originals monuments. Anyway, to see all of them together with a giant point of view can make you discovering unexpected aspects. More

Paris, France
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46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

We saw several miniature parks only covering one country (France, Netherlands). This one is interesting as is covering the whole Europe, some of the miniatures are very well done (Big Ben, Grand Place in Bruxelles, Triumpf Arch, Sacre Coeur in Paris). Also, there are some amusement for kids. You can spend 2 interesting hours, discovering also places you haven't been... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

we appreciate your comment and its preciseness. More

Auckland, New Zealand
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

Was unfortunately unimpressed by mini Europe. First of all, it was overpriced and full of tourists. It was at times difficult to see the structures close up and in detail due to the volume of people. But we were there on a Sunday and it was sunny, so it was expected. A few structures were missing/being refurbished. As soon as... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

We appreciate that you found it interesting. About the refurbishing, we permanently have 3 models in work : reparation, painting, new details... The models are so expensive that we can not have two of each. And we need between one and five months per team to renew a model. For the moment we work with 3 teams. We are almost... More

Limassol, Cyprus
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

We got a combined ticket for this and Atomium just to avoid long queues in the latter. This place is meant to be for fun and maybe suitable for children, it has several building miniatures from different EU countries (more than one for some like Italy, France etc) which provide a nice walk. You can play some sounds from countries... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
24 May 2012

I was pleased that you had fun in Mini-Europe. Of course there is a difference between Mini-Europe and the Parlamentarium. The latter is strictly over the reason of the European Parliament. If you ask your kids and maybe most the adults where they would like to spend a half day, shouldn't they choose for Mini-Europe? More

Bristol
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

This is good fun, will entertain the kids after a dissapointing trip to the Atomium combi-ticket and gives the best views of the big balls accross the way. This was a fun diversion, it's becoming more interactive and apart from the giant turtle rushing up to have it's picture taken with me, to be bought later on, at the start... More

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thierry Meeùs, Propriétaire at Mini-Europe, responded to this review
2 May 2012

Thanks a lot for your appreciation. You are right about the importance of interactivity. we are the first miniature park to develop animations with real interactivity. We hope to present more interactivity next year. More

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