{"id":56763,"date":"2026-02-05T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viajamenorca.com\/sin-categorizar\/sant-lluis-san-luis\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:04:20","slug":"san-luis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viajamenorca.com\/en\/tourist-guide\/villages\/san-luis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sant Llu\u00eds (San Luis)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The village of <\/span>Sant Llu\u00eds<\/span>is located on the east coast<\/strong><\/a> coast of the island, 10 minutes from Mahon<\/strong> <\/a>the administrative capital. It highlights the old town with the church and mills of the eighteenth century.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Beautiful villa inherited from the French<\/span><\/h2>\n

It was founded during the 18th century in honor of the French King Louis IX, during the period of French domination (1756 -1763).<\/span><\/h3>\n

\r\n \"Guided\r\n<\/a><\/div><\/div> Sant Llu\u00eds is one of the youngest villages in Menorca and is the most populated nucleus of the municipality, with approximately 6,800 inhabitants spread over 15 urban centers, including three traditional villages and several tourist developments, most of which are located near the coast.
Among its most characteristic symbols is the flour windmill “Mol\u00ed Dalt”.Mol\u00ed de Dalt<\/a><\/strong><\/span>The 18th century flour windmill “Mol\u00ed de<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Dalt”, which together with the windmills “d’Enmig<\/strong><\/a>” and “de Baix<\/strong>“<\/span> form an emblematic image of the village.<\/p>\n

History<\/span><\/h2>\n

On April 18, 1756 the French Marshal the Duke of Richelieu sent a fleet of 12,000 soldiers to Minorca under the command of Admiral Galisson\u00e8re, which achieved the conquest of the castle of San Felipe and the surrender of the British, signed a few months later on June 29.

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The French built a new suburb away from the port of Mah\u00f3n, which gave rise to the birth of the new town with the construction of a neoclassical church in the center of it in 1761 (the work of the architect Antoine d’Allemand). Other constructions such as the characteristic flour mills were also erected, leaving good examples of the French period in architecture.<\/p>\n

In 1763 the French had to return the island to the British, as a result of the Treaty of Paris. Treaty of Paris<\/strong><\/a>. The village of Sant Llu\u00eds has always been administratively linked to Mah\u00f3n. On June 7, 1904 during the reign of Alfonso XIII the town of Sant Llu\u00eds became independent, establishing a new town hall with a new mayor.<\/p>\n

Information of interest<\/span><\/h2>\n