Casa Benigalip is a restored farmstead on a 50,000 m² estate in Pego, in the province of Alicante, that can be hired for weddings, family celebrations and company events. Its gardens and glazed pergola seat 400 to 850 guests, and the main house has 8 bedrooms.
Seminars and company events
The estate states that it can host anything from a small executive meeting to a large annual convention or a worldwide product presentation. A weekend meeting of senior management is one of the cases it names. The team can help the marketing director with organization through a broad network of suppliers.
For the largest formats the numbers are in the outdoor areas. The covered and glazed Exterior Pergola of 650 m² seats 400 and takes 700 for a cocktail. It has a catering office, bathrooms and an ambient sound system. The Main Garden seats 450, and the Olive Garden seats 850. Parking covers 10,000 m², with room for more than 300 cars and 10 large coaches.
Weddings and receptions
A wedding can take place entirely on site. The estate has a small chapel from the 19th century for a Christian ceremony, and several garden spots for civil ceremonies. Separate zones are set aside for the welcome cocktail, the main meal and the party. The team offers 15 standard layouts and will adapt a corner of the estate that a couple likes. Suppliers for catering, flowers and children's entertainment are available. Family celebrations such as christenings and communions are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Main Garden, also called the Jardín de las Moreras, has an event zone of 5,000 m² for 450 seated or 1,000 standing guests, and a 472 m² cocktail zone for 350. The Olive Garden covers 8,000 m² and takes 850 seated or 2,000 standing. The Exterior Pergola seats 400 or 700 standing. Albero y Piedra is a flat area ringed with quarry stone for cocktails and informal standing dinners, with no stated capacity. The interior patio measures 300 m² with a teak floor.
Accommodation
The main house has 8 bedrooms on its first and second floors, from simple rooms to suites with jacuzzis. The ground floor has two lounges, a design kitchen and the interior patio.
Catering
The estate works with a network of suppliers, including restaurant caterers. The house has a design kitchen. Menus are not published.
History and setting
The site holds traces of a Roman villa from the 3rd century. In 1258 King James I granted the farmstead of Abengalip to fifteen Christian families. The house fell into disuse in the 20th century, and a restoration began in early 2005. It sits near the Marjal de Pego-Oliva natural park, between Alicante and Valencia and close to Dénia.
Getting there
The address is Partida Beniganim, 4, 03780 Pego, Alicante.
