Hacienda Los Manchones hosts weddings, gala dinners, retreats, incentive trips and product launches for up to 500 seated guests and 700 at a cocktail, with one event a day and the whole estate reserved for it. The restored hacienda, a former goat cheese farm, stands among olive groves near Doña Mencía, in the Subbética hills of Córdoba province.
Seminars and company events
Companies and agencies rent the estate in exclusivity for offsites, incentive trips, team building and product presentations. The Salón de la Quesería, 250 square meters with daylight and air conditioning, takes 250 in theater style, 120 in classroom style and 200 at banquet, enough for a plenary. The Salón del Granero, 100 square meters, takes 150 in theater style and suits board meetings and workshops. Outdoors, the patios, the pool garden and the Mirador de los Espartales host coffee breaks, networking cocktails and presentations, and a tent can be added. LED screens, projectors, sound and internet for hybrid events come from partner suppliers. Activities include cycling on the Vía Verde de la Subbética, horse riding, gymkhanas, olive oil tastings and Montilla-Moriles wine pairings.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can be civil, religious or symbolic. A notary, judge or councillor from Doña Mencía can come to the estate for a legal ceremony; many couples sign at the courthouse beforehand and hold a symbolic ceremony at the Mirador de los Espartales or in the Andalusian patios. Weekend hire runs from Friday to Sunday, with a pre-wedding gathering, the main day and a farewell, all private. The Salón de la Quesería allows a party with no fixed end time.
Rooms and capacities
Six spaces have their own figures. Indoors, the Salón de la Quesería, with fireplace and private restrooms, and the Salón del Granero, with fireplace and a side room, are joined by a wide staircase so they can work together or apart. Outdoors, the Patio de la Fuente centers on a wall fountain; the Jardín Piscina has a stage, a bar pergola and a catering kitchen; the Llano de la Era is a flat lawn for welcome drinks; and the Mirador de los Espartales, lined with 26 cypresses, faces the Guadalquivir valley. The three largest outdoor areas each seat 500 and hold 700 standing, and all are step-free.
Accommodation
Rooms on site sleep up to 20 people, enough for speakers, board members or the wedding party. Larger groups stay in partner hotels about 15 minutes away, with transfers arranged by the venue.
Catering
There is no imposed caterer: the estate works with a short list of Andalusian caterers who know its kitchens. Florists, photographers and DJs are free to choose. Formats include working lunches, coffee breaks and gala dinners.
History and setting
The estate was long an olive grove and a farm for horses, goats and sheep; 18th- and 19th-century weapons turned up in its walls during works. In the early 1980s it switched to goats, with more than 1,500 animals supplying the Quesería de los Balanchares. The Gómez Borrego family bought it in 1996 and restored it, adding gardens, a pool and step-free access. It sits at about 700 meters.
Getting there
The address is Antigua carretera de Baena, CO-6202, km 8, about 4 km from Doña Mencía and 8 km from Baena. Córdoba's high-speed station is about 50 minutes by road, Málaga Airport 1 h 25 min and Seville Airport 1 h 50 min.
