Finca La Media Naranja

Finca La Media Naranja hosts company dinners, product presentations, corporate days, conventions and weddings for up to 250 seated guests. The venue is an 18th-century palace house, a listed monument, in Narros, a small village about 20 minutes from Soria. The whole enclosed estate is rented for a single event per day.

Seminars and company events The official site lists gala dinners, product presentations, corporate days and conventions among the formats it welcomes, alongside private parties and film or photo shoots. The estate is fenced and private, and the client has it alone. A company can run a reception in the courtyard, a seated dinner in the main garden and an after-dinner session in the cellar, since the spaces are linked and guests move from one to the next.

The interior of the house is not used for events, because it is preserved as a monument. Events take place outdoors, with the cellar as the only indoor exception. For rain, a marquee can be installed in the main garden. It is not included in the rental.

Weddings and receptions Weddings are the main business here. Guests enter by the outer gate into the fountain courtyard, where the aperitif is served. The main garden holds the ceremony, if civil, and the banquet. The raised garden, reached by stone stairs, suits extra tables, a children's table or a place for suppliers. For a religious ceremony, the 18th-century church of San Juan Bautista stands on the same street and guests walk to it.

Rooms and capacities The estate seats up to 250 guests comfortably. The municipal activity license of Narros authorizes 350 people, standing and seated combined. There is no minimum number of guests. The courtyard is paved, the main garden covers more than 1,700 m², the raised garden sits beside the house, and the cellar with its txoko, wood oven and fireplace suits a small, private gathering. The site is accessible for guests with reduced mobility, and the garden ground is level.

Catering The rental can be combined with Catering Malena, the estate's usual caterer, with a per-person price that already includes the venue. Clients may also bring their own caterer, with no surcharge. The caterer works from its own service area with a kitchen, water and electrical supply. Bar, late-night food and overtime are set by the caterer.

History and setting The house dates from 1750 and was built in ashlar stone by the great sheep owners of the Mesta. It takes its name from the half-sphere dome over its main staircase. During the Peninsular War it served as headquarters for General José Joaquín Durán Sánchez. After decay in the mid-20th century, the current owners restored it in the 1980s, and it was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. Narros lies at the foot of the Sierra del Almuerzo.

Getting there The address is Calle San Juan 1, Narros, Soria. The site gives 20 minutes by car from Soria city. Rental includes a week of access for suppliers to set up, music rights, restrooms and cleaning during the event, and a private area for the couple.