Finca Binissatí

About the venue

Finca Binissatí, Inca

Finca Binissatí is an 86-hectare Mallorcan possessió outside Inca, in the centre of the island about 30 minutes (43 km) from Palma airport, owned by the Siquier family since 1510 and run today by Tomeu Siquier, the 18th generation. Weddings of up to 220 guests move through the estate's holm oak forest, the Clastra Tramunta, the orange-tree courtyard and La Clastra, the open-air party courtyard where celebrations can run until 5am. Exclusive hire starts from about €3,950, with in-house or external catering, a typical nine-hour rental, and five rooms in the 1737 main house sleeping up to eight. The finca is closed for weddings from December to February.

Binissatí has belonged to the Siquier family since 1510. Its name, originally Binisatí, goes back to the island's Arab period, and the main house, Binissatí Vell, was built in 1737 as the farm manager's home (the ca l'amo). For centuries it was a working estate, with a large flock of sheep, and its 86 hectares still include a spectacular forest of holm oaks. Tomeu Siquier, the 18th generation to look after it, prepared the finca for its first wedding, his own, and now runs weddings full time.

The day usually starts in the forest. Guests are welcomed with a drink under the oaks, and the ceremony takes place in the main forest of thousand-year-old holm oaks or in the Bosquet Dolç, the bridal forest 313 steps from the house, in complete privacy. Aperitifs follow in the Clastra Tramunta, a courtyard with sunset views towards the Serra de Tramuntana, and dinner is served in the orange-tree courtyard or the forest. For smaller ceremonies, the Tafona, the old olive press of 1783, is a characterful indoor option, and a Bedouin tent and a covered pergola give a plan B if the weather turns.

After dinner the party moves to La Clastra, the traditional open-air courtyard of the house, with lounge furniture and a bar set-up included, for music and dancing under the stars until as late as 5am. A typical rental runs nine hours and can be extended, and couples usually arrive four hours before the ceremony to get ready on site.

For a longer celebration you can stay for several days, with a pre-wedding party and a pool party the day after. The house sleeps up to eight in five rooms, the finca works with two rural hotels and holiday homes nearby for guests, and 'Hercules', a nine-seat Land Rover with an adapted farm trailer, carries guests around the estate.