Mini-Europe
NORTHERN BRUSSELS, HEYSEL, THE VILLAGE, BRUPARCK

Mini-Europe is a theme park about the countries in the European Union. They are all represented by landscapes with buildings, streetscapes, nature, famous landmarks and monuments, all very detailed in scale 1:25. 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented. If you push a button you can hear each countries national anthem. It is also cool to see that cars, trains, boats and human figures are moving and there are some miniature action events. Mini-Europe is situated in the Heysel district in Northern Brussels, just next to the Atomium. It is part of the large recreational area called Bruparck Brussels, that also include the Oceade Water Park, the Cinepolis 24 screen cinema and The Village with restaurants and pubs in small townhouses in Flemish style. It occupies an area of 24,000 m² and was inaugurated by Prince Philip of Belgium in 1989. With 350 000 visitors a year it is one of Europe's leading attractions.

Mini-Europe is in a way sort of a propaganda theme park for the European Union. We were lucky, because after our visit it started to rain heavily!