Binissalem is to a surprising degree untouched, unspoiled, innocent and unexploited, and long may things stay this way. There is a gentle domestic history to the town, with some literary connections, thousand year old Moorish influences, and fame, since the 18th century, for its stonework, its carpentry, its architecture (Binissalem has more small palaces than any other town in Majorca except Palma) and most of all its wine, which is the only "denominación" wine made on Mallorca. Binissalem is just 20 minutes from Palma, 10 from the mountains, and a half hour from good beaches on either side of the island.