talaiot de binifat
one of the MOST IMPOSING in the municipality
Discover one of the most imposing and best-preserved circular talaiots in central Mallorca, around 15 metres in diameter and up to 4 metres in preserved height. On this page you will find information on how to get there, what you will see and its history.
duration of the visit
15 min
What will you see?
A large circular talaiot, around 15 metres in diameter and around 4 metres in preserved height. It is built with dry-set cyclopean blocks. It has a magnificent lintelled doorway facing south-west that gives access to a narrow, elongated corridor. Inside, the central pillar is not preserved, probably removed in modern times when the space was reused as a shelter for livestock.
How to get there?
From Sencelles: take the Ma-3121 road towards Costitx and, after 1.6 km, take camí de Montuïri on your right. Continue for 1.5 km and turn left onto camí de Binifat; you will find the site on your right, about 100 m after a sharp bend.
From Costitx: heading towards Sencelles, take camí dels Horts on your left. After about 100 m turn left onto camí de Can Bernat and, after 200 m, take camí de Binifat on your right. Continue to the site, which lies on your left after passing the hamlet of Son Vispó and the Comuna de Costitx.
Access is easy and suitable for everyone. You can park at the entrance to the comuna.
For safety reasons and to preserve the remains, do not climb onto the talaiot. Please always respect the surroundings and the neighbours: you are on private land.
What else do we know about Binifat?
Together with Son Fred, Binifat is one of the most imposing and best-preserved circular talaiots in central Mallorca.
It stands within a private estate, with signposted access that is permanently open thanks to an agreement between the town council and the owners. From the path you need to cross a small gate and follow the track marked by a stone wall and fencing; turning left, you will immediately see the imposing talaiot and its magnificent doorway.
At some point that cannot be precisely dated, the talaiot was emptied out and its pillar dismantled to turn it into a shelter for livestock.
It sits atop a small rise, and from its roof there was once a good panoramic view over the valley of the Torrent de Pina, to the south-east. As at Son Fred, this is a settlement of which only the talaiot and the remains of other heavily levelled structures to the south survive; the abundant pottery documented on the surface suggests it extended as far as the estate’s farmhouses. Very close by are the talaiots of Son Vispó, which may have formed part of the same settlement together with Binifat.
Space reserved for the floor plan of Binifat — to be added
Since 2014, the team of archaeologists from the Sencelles-Costitx Archaeological Route has been carrying out maintenance and outreach work here.