La Farinera Sant Lluís

About the venue

La Farinera Sant Lluís, Pont de Molins

La Farinera Sant Lluís is a modernist flour mill built in 1913 near Pont de Molins in the Alt Empordà, north of Figueres, set in 13 hectares of gardens, woods and two natural lakes beside the River Muga, about 45 minutes from Girona airport and 50 from Perpignan. Listed as a site of local cultural interest and restored by the Costa family, it is taken exclusively for a weekend of at least two nights, with ceremonies on the lake jetty, drinks in the poplar woods or on the front lawn, and dinner on the lawns or in El Molí d'en Borràs, the 288 m² main hall, for about 220 seated guests (300 standing). The mill has 10 bedrooms and the five Masos Can Sot country houses in the grounds sleep 40 more, with a pool and barbecue, and weekend hire is quoted at about €12,000 to €16,000, with your own caterer and free choice of suppliers.

La Farinera Sant Lluís was built in the early 20th century, completed in 1913, when Teresa Pallejà, widow of Lluís Gomis, had the old Molí d'en Borràs turned into a large hydraulic flour factory and named it Sant Lluís after her late husband. The design is attributed to the architect Josep Maria Pericas. Until the 1960s it was a meeting place for the whole Alt Empordà, where farmers brought their grain and young people gathered for parties and lunches.

After 30 years closed, it was bought in 2013 by the Costa family, who restored it while keeping its modernist brick character and reopened it in 2016. It is now protected by the Catalan government as a site of local cultural interest, surrounded by 13 hectares of gardens, olive and plane trees and two natural lakes beside the River Muga.

Ceremonies usually take place on L'Embarcador, a wooden jetty on the lake with the mill reflected in the water. Drinks follow on the front lawn and terrace or in the poplar grove known as the Cathedral of Nature, and dinner is served on the lawns under string lights. Inside, El Molí d'en Borràs, the 288 m² main hall, hosts dinner or the party, and El Mirador, the old granary with original beams, seats 80 and is the rainy-day ceremony space. Couples get ready in La Biblioteca and Les Ballarines.

The estate is taken for the whole celebration, so you can add a photo session or a party the evening before and a relaxed pool day with barbecue afterwards. Suppliers are completely free, catering is by your chosen caterer in the estate's industrial kitchen, and the hire includes supplier coordination and a manager on site day and night. The mill has ten bedrooms, and the five Masos Can Sot country houses in the grounds sleep 40, with their own lounge, pool and barbecue. Activities such as perfume-making with estate plants and wine tastings can be arranged.