Wender·Vista
Europa-Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGermany
in Rust, the German Black Forest near the Rhine

Europa-Park

— — a continent rebuilt at one-third scale.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Germany's largest theme park, in the village of Rust between the Black Forest and the Rhine. Opened in 1975 by the Mack family, who have been building rides since 1780, the place is organized as a tour through Europe — Italian piazzas, a Scandinavian harbour, a Russian Mir capsule, a half-timbered German quarter — laced together with roller coasters. After Disneyland Paris it draws the largest crowd of any park on the continent. — from the studio

from the studio
Europa-Park
— bring it home

Europa-Park, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Europa-Park

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Europa-Park is a theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg, between the southern Black Forest and the Rhine. It opened on 12 July 1975 and is owned and operated by the Mack family, ride builders since 1780. The park covers about 95 hectares and is organized into themed areas modeled on European countries, with more than 100 attractions and 13 roller coasters as of the mid-2020s. Annual attendance runs around six million, second in Europe only to Disneyland Paris.

— the visit

The park lies just off the A5 motorway between Karlsruhe and Basel, about 35 kilometres north of Freiburg and within an hour's drive of Strasbourg in France. The main season runs from late March through early November, with a separate Winter season from late November through early January. Day tickets and the multi-day Confertainment options are sold through the official site. Six on-site themed hotels, the Krønasår, El Andaluz, Castillo Alcazar, Colosseo, Santa Isabel, and Bell Rock, sit at the perimeter.

— the year

The headline coasters mark the calendar. Silver Star, a 73-metre Bolliger and Mabillard hyper coaster sponsored by Mercedes, opened in 2002 and held the European height record on debut. Blue Fire, a launched coaster in the Iceland area, opened in 2009. Voltron Nevera, a Mack multi-launch coaster with seven inversions, opened in spring 2024 in the Croatia area. Rulantica, the adjacent indoor water world, opened in November 2019 and operates on its own ticket year-round.

— where
Germany · Rust, Baden-Württemberg
— within
Europa-Park
— elevation
168 m · 551 ft
— position
48.2660° N · 7.7220° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
35 km S
Freiburg im Breisgau
Black Forest city
50 km NW
Strasbourg
French cathedral city
15 km E
Black Forest
forested range
N
Europa-Park
Freiburg im Breisgau
Strasbourg
Black Forest
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Europa-Park — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Europa-Park is in the village of Rust in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany, between the Black Forest and the Rhine. It is about 35 kilometres north of Freiburg and roughly 50 kilometres east of Strasbourg in France.

The park opened on 12 July 1975 as a showcase for rides built by the Mack family's manufacturing firm. The Macks have been building rides since 1780 and still own and operate the park six generations later.

The park covers about 95 hectares with more than 100 attractions and 13 roller coasters as of the mid-2020s. Annual attendance runs around six million, making it the second-most-visited theme park in Europe after Disneyland Paris.

Silver Star, a 73-metre Bolliger and Mabillard hyper coaster sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, opened in 2002 and remains the park's signature ride. Blue Fire from 2009 and Voltron Nevera from 2024 are the other headline coasters.

The main season runs from late March through early November, followed by a Winter season from late November through early January. The park closes for a maintenance gap in November and again in January and February.

Rulantica is the indoor water world next to Europa-Park, opened in November 2019. It themes a fictional lost island of Scandinavian myth, runs on its own admission ticket, and operates year-round independent of the theme park season.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for families marking annual visits and for season-pass holders. The roller-coaster silhouette and the Italian quarter colour read instantly to anyone who knows the park. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note ships well.

The Voynich treatment gives the park a stained-glass weight that sits in maximalist, jewel-tone, and storybook-modern rooms. It also works as a single anchor piece in a family room without reading as licensed park merchandise.

Yes. The trend in children's and family rooms has moved toward heirloom-feeling art over licensed prints, and the stained-glass language fits that lane. The colour is rich enough to carry a single wall.

Above a sofa, a single Large reads as the focal piece. For a wider wall above a console or bed, a 4-tile Mural brings the park skyline to scale; a 9-tile Mural suits a primary family-room feature wall.

Yes, on the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch and humidity resistant and suit a backsplash or a powder-room feature wall. The Glossy finish is for framed display rather than wet zones.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles routine dust. For a kitchen install, a mild soap solution is fine. Avoid abrasive pads, bleach, and scouring powders on every finish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and produced in-house at the Knoxville studio. The studio does not license artwork from outside artists or stock libraries.

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