Jardines Caballo Blanco takes weddings, banquets, congresses and company celebrations at large scale, with gardens rated for about 5,000 people and an indoor palacete for 900 diners. The estate lies in the Vega de Granada, about 4 km from the center of Granada in southern Spain, and it belongs to Catering Velázquez, a family catering company that provides the food and service.
Seminars and company events
Catering Velázquez lists congresses, corporate events and company dinners among its services, and the gardens are presented as a setting for congresses and banquets as well as weddings. The scale suits a convention dinner, an annual staff party or a product presentation followed by a reception outdoors. The palacete gives an indoor option for a seated banquet of up to 900, which removes the weather risk on winter dates. Because the venue and the caterer are the same company, one team handles the space, the menu and the service.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the main use of the estate. The gardens are laid out in a Versailles style, with fountains, a lake, pergolas, planted borders and a large open lawn for a ceremony or a cocktail hour. The catering team offers wedding menus with many combinations, cocktail-style service and personalized menus and drinks, so a couple can move from an outdoor drinks reception to a seated dinner in the palacete. The company also handles baptisms, communions and birthdays.
Rooms and capacities
The outdoor areas hold about 5,000 people. The palacete, the indoor building, holds 900 diners. The site does not give separate figures for a cocktail layout or for smaller areas, so the setup for a given number should be confirmed with the team.
Catering
Catering Velázquez has been in business for more than 45 years and describes its food as high-end, with a focus on small bites and cocktail dishes as well as full menus. The same company caters at its other venues around Granada, including Cortijo Caballo Blanco, an old farmhouse with Islamic-style gardens on the Genil river, and Cueva La Fragua, a cave venue in the Sacromonte district facing the Alhambra, as well as Carmen de San Cristóbal near Jaén. This gives an organizer a choice of settings with a single supplier, for example a welcome evening in the cave and a gala dinner in the gardens.
History and setting
The estate sits on the farmland of the Vega, the fertile plain that surrounds Granada, on the western side of the city. The gardens, with their water features, pergolas and lawn, form the main event area, and the palacete stands within them as the covered space. The Sierra Nevada and the city are a short drive away for guests who stay on before or after the event.
Getting there
The company gives its address as Avenida de Andalucía, Bobadilla, 18015 Granada. The venue is about 4 km from the city. Federico García Lorca Granada Airport lies a short drive to the west, and Granada railway station is on the same side of town, which helps groups arriving by plane or by train.
