Mount louis City of the Sun King, located at the crossroads of Conflent, of Capcir, and some Cerdanya,
with her Citadelle being part of one of the 9 towns totally built by Vauban.
Strategic location for the defense of new French towns built in 1679
under the reign of Louis XIV to complete his line of defense of the Mediterranean, still today
the Citadel is home to the French army with its training center for elite commandos.
Let your imagination discover history by transporting you to the heart of the citadel, through its alleys,
its shops, his craft, its church and its ramparts.
For a more in-depth visit and access to strategic places prohibited for free visits
inquire with the tourism office.
You can access it by road, from your Gîte
in the direction of Andorra but above all you have the possibility of joining Mont Louis also
making an unforgettable trip with the Little Yellow Train
and you can also go and admire one of the largest Solar oven built here from
by its strategic location due to exceptional sunshine,
which made it natural for scientists to choose this place, the army being very interested
on these studies also allowed this installation being able to reach a record temperature of 3000 °.
