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Binissalem town

Central: RaiguerBinissalemAbout 30 min from Palma

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Central: Raiguer · Binissalem · 30 min from Palma

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Living here

Binissalem (Binisalem in Spanish), often called Mallorca’s wine capital, is a town of local stone in the Raiguer, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the central plain. It lies about 22 kilometres north-east of Palma on the way to Inca, with about 9,300 residents and its own schools, health centre and train station. For year-round town life within easy reach of the city, it is a practical choice.

The old centre is built of the local limestone, quarried here for centuries, and was declared a historic-artistic ensemble in 1983. The main square, the Plaça de l’Església, took its final shape between 1854 and 1860, partly on the site of the old parish cemetery. Above it rises the Baroque church of Santa Maria de Robines, begun in the early 18th century, whose bell tower was finished in 1908. The streets around it are lined with large family houses, many from the 18th and 19th centuries.

The wine-capital label has deep roots. Records of extensive vineyards here go back to 1339, phylloxera destroyed many of them around 1900, and winemakers turned back to quality in the 1980s. The Binissalem designation of origin, recognised in 1990, covers this and four other municipalities in the centre of the island and is built on local grapes such as Manto Negro and Moll. The municipality has around ten wineries, several in the town itself. The Festa des Vermar, the harvest festival first held in 1965, fills September with events, busiest in the second half, including parades, tastings and a grape battle, and draws people from across Mallorca.

A market is held on Friday mornings, and the town has its own bakeries, butchers and other small shops. The Es Raiguer health centre is in town. Its reference hospital is Son Llàtzer in Palma, though the Hospital Comarcal d’Inca is closer, 10 to 15 minutes away. Schools include nurseries, two state primaries (Pedra Viva and Robines), L’Assumpció and the state secondary IES Binissalem, but there is no international school. Can Gelabert, a family mansion with Pompeian-style painted rooms, now houses the library and music school. The writer Llorenç Villalonga began his novel Bearn here, and his wife’s family house is now a museum devoted to him.

The station on the north side of town is served by all three train lines from Palma, and the ride to Palma’s Estació Intermodal takes about 30 minutes. By car, the Ma-13 motorway passes just south of town, putting central Palma about 30 minutes away and the airport about 35. Inca is 10 to 15 minutes up the road and Alaró about 10. The nearest beaches are Palma’s city beaches, about 25 minutes away, and the Bay of Alcúdia, about 30 to 35. Summers are hot and dry, winters mild with some rain.

Who buys here

The municipality has grown fast, from about 5,200 people in 2000 to about 9,350 in 2025, and the train and motorway make it easy to live here and work in Palma or Inca. Buyers from abroad come for a lived-in town with a market and schools, and look either for a stone house in the old centre or a country home among the vineyards.

Property

The old centre is made up of stone town houses and larger family mansions, many from the 18th and 19th centuries. The centre is a protected historic ensemble, and the town hall keeps a catalogue of protected houses in town and country, so check what changes are allowed before planning a renovation. After the railway opened in 1875 the town spread towards the station on its north side. Beyond it, the countryside holds old estate houses, vineyards and country homes on rustic land, where a lawyer should check the paperwork. Biniagual, a tiny hamlet south-east of town with a small church, is also part of the municipality.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour.

  • 30min

    Palma (Cathedral)Ma-13 motorway into the city

  • 35min

    Palma airportMa-13 motorway and Palma’s ring road

  • 10–15min

    Hospital Comarcal d’IncaThe nearest public hospital

  • 25min

    Can Pere Antoni beach, PalmaThe nearest beach, on the city seafront

  • 30–35min

    Port d’AlcúdiaLong sandy beaches on the Bay of Alcúdia

Pros and cons

For

  • Schools, a health centre and a Friday market in town
  • Trains to Palma in about 30 minutes, frequent on weekdays
  • Wine country, with local wineries and the September harvest festival
  • A protected old centre built of local stone

Against

  • Hot, dry summers inland
  • A 25-minute drive to the nearest sand, on Palma’s seafront
  • Heritage controls on works in the old centre and on listed houses
  • Under 2025 rules, flats could not be registered as new holiday lets
  • Big crowds and late nights during the Vermar festival

Questions buyers ask

How far is Binissalem from Palma and the airport?

About 30 minutes to central Palma and 35 minutes to the airport by car, using the Ma-13 motorway. Trains reach Palma’s Estació Intermodal in about 30 minutes.

Could I commute to Palma by train?

Yes. All three train lines from Palma, to Inca, Sa Pobla and Manacor, stop at Binissalem. On weekdays there is a train about every 20 minutes for most of the day and every 10 minutes at busy times, and at weekends one every half hour.

Is Binissalem only busy at harvest time?

No. It is a working town of about 9,300 people with schools, a health centre and a Friday market, so everyday life carries on through the winter. The biggest event of the year is the Festa des Vermar in September, and a stone and crafts fair, the Fira de la Pedra i l’Artesania, is held on the last weekend of May.

What are the rules on holiday lets?

A home needs a tourist-rental licence, and new ones are scarce. Under the 2025 rules no new flats could be registered for holiday lets in Mallorca, and the limited new places for houses were sold by the Consell de Mallorca to people who had owned the home for at least three years. If rental income matters, buy a property with an existing licence and have a lawyer check it.

What is the Binissalem wine region?

It is a designation of origin, recognised in 1990, covering Binissalem, Consell, Santa Maria del Camí, Santa Eugènia and Sencelles. Its wines are based on local grapes such as Manto Negro for reds and Moll, also called Prensal Blanc, for whites.

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