Molí de Dalt
Late 18th-century windmill in Sant Lluís (Menorca), converted into an ethnological museum with tools from the countryside and from vanished trades.
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About the museum
The Molí de Dalt is a flour windmill built at the end of the 18th century, at the beginnings of the village of Sant Lluís and during the brief French rule of Menorca. It gives a very characteristic image of the entrance to the village and retains inside its whole structure and part of the original machinery.
It became a museum in 1987. The ground floor, which was formerly the miller’s house and store, has around 150 m² of exhibition space with vaults of marès, a local stone typical of Menorcan construction. There one of the most important ethnological collections on the island is displayed, made up of tools from the countryside and from vanished trades, accompanied by old photographs.
Among the pieces are churns, an old cheese press, blacksmith’s machines, the bread kneader and a payés cart (farmer’s cart). A spiral staircase leads to the second part of the visit, the restored mill, with the original machinery and the six sails that characterise its external appearance. The building is owned by the Consell Insular de Menorca and managed by the Sant Lluís Town Council.
Highlights
- 18th-century flour windmill with original machinery
- Ethnological collection with tools from the countryside and vanished trades
- Old cheese press, blacksmith’s machines and bread kneader
- Traditional payés (farmer’s) cart
- Spiral staircase up to the inside of the mill
Permanent exhibition
- Colección etnológica Molí de Dalt – Tools from the countryside and from vanished trades, old photographs and the mill’s original machinery.
- Founded
- 1987
- Operated by
- Ajuntament de Sant Lluís (propiedad del Consell Insular de Menorca)
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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- Accessible restroom: no information
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- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
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The second part of the visit requires climbing a spiral staircase to the inside of the mill.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | A guide attends visitors and explains how the mill works, the contents of the museum and other places of interest in the area. |
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