Mini Transilvania Park, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita

Transylvania in miniature

Where is it, when to visit, how much does it cost?

Mini Transilvania Park is located at the exit of the town of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County, towards Praid, on DN13A, on Orbán Balázs 184, in the area of Seiche Baths (Szekjke Strand). Free parking is available. From Miercurea Ciuc, the county seat, it's 54 km (54 km by road, 1 hour drive). The park is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with the last entrance 1 hour before closing time. A full ticket costs 35 lei, a reduced ticket 20 lei. Children under 3 are free of charge.

About Mini Transilvania Park

Mini Transilvania Park is the result of the Legendarium project. It presents models of tourist attractions in Romania, mostly in Transylvania, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. The models are the work of artists Domokos Vajda and Auróra Németh Hajnal. The miniature park is unique in Romania, and there are several others in Belgium and Austria.

In the video about Mini Transilvania Park you can watch it here.

1. The Museum of the Secler Gates

After parking, signposts direct us right down a wide alleyway towards The Museum of the Secler Gates or the Gallery of the Secler Gates. This is an open-air museum.

The traditional Secler gate is carved in wood and often painted in bright colors. The Museum of Secler Gates presents 16 monumental, painted gates, rescued from various Secler villages and restored. The museum is the 1973 initiative of Mihály Kovács continued by György Vofkori.

me at the Museum of the Secler Gates

The Museum of the Secler Gates

Secler Gates

Secler gates

2. Orbán Balázs Memorial

The Secler Gate Lane ends at Orbán Balázs' grave monument. Orbán Balázs was born in the nearby village of Polonița, into a Secler family. He traveled through Szeklerland and published between 1868-1873 "Historical, archaeological, geographical and ethnographic description of Szeklerland". Orbán Balázs was buried in Seiche. In front of his tomb the gates of the Museum of Szekler Gates, the first one being the gate of his own house, stand guard.

the tomb of Orbán Balázs

Orbán Balázs

3. Orbán Balázs Memorial Center and Insect Park

On the shortcut between Orbán Balázs' tomb and the Mini Transylvania Park there are 2 other tourist attractions: the Orbán Balázs Memorial Center and the Insect Park, which I found closed.

Orbán Balázs Memorial Center

Insect Park

mega insect

4. Mini Transylvania Park models

Mini Transilvania Park welcomes us with a map on which we can identify the models we will visit. The Mini Transylvania Park is a cultural theme park with models of tourist attractions, mainly in Transylvania. There are Bran Castle, Peles Castle, Brâncoveanu Monastery, Corvinilor Castle, Deva Citadel.

Bran Castle

Sibiu

Hurezi Monastery

Govăjdia Furnace

Colț Monastery

Corvinilor Castle

St. Michael's Cathedral Alba Iulia

Oradea Citadel

Wooden church in Șurdești

Sighișoara

Ugron Castle Zău de Câmpie

Târgu Secuiesc

Sinaia

5. Other attractions in Mini Transilvania Park

In Mini Transilvania Park there's a Mini Mocăniță, pulled by a steam locomotive. The train travels on a small circuit through the models, through a tunnel and over a bridge. Between the park is a landscaped green area with paths, stairs, a small castle, a restaurant and a playground.

mini castle

tunnel

Mini Transilvania Park

train station

Conclusion

Visiting the unique Mini Park Transylvania, an open-air miniature park, amounts to a pleasant geography and history lesson. I highly recommend this tourist attraction. Mini Transilvania Park also has its own website.

In Harghita county you can also visit city of Miercurea Ciuc, the city Toplița, Toplița mesothermal waterfalland you can go hiking in Giurge Mountains, in Călimani Mountains or Gurghiului Mountains.

All the best!

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