The Alfabia gardens are located in the Tramuntana mountain range, a geographical enclave which was wisely chosen by the Arabs who were well aware of its marvellous micro-climate providing water all year-round to the surrounding farm lands.

The history of the Alfabia house and its gardens dates back to Arab rule between the 14th and 15th centuries. During this time it belonged to the Benassars.

The Alfabia house and gardens owe their monumental splendour to the fine taste and artistic patronage of two Majorcan noble families united in the 18th century. Most notable among them was Gabriel de Berga y Zaforteza, who inherited ownership of the property thanks to the rights he held over the Santacilía family estate, owners of the farmhouse since the 16th century. Gabriel de Berga y Zaforteza was an important patron of the arts during the Baroque period in Majorca.

Antonio Flores, Her Majesty's chronicler mentioned Alfabia in his book "Chronicle of the Voyage of Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses to the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Aragon in 1860":

"The entrance to the Alfabia estate is exquisite, but the exit on the opposite side is absolutely marvellous. When you enter the house, which is of a regular size, and then cross its main rooms which lead into one another, you will come to the windowed gallery which extends around the garden, and are immediately absorbed and overwhelmed by the most varied and charming panorama you could ever dream of. Although the picturesque Alfabia mountain range comes into view before reaching the estate, you are nevertheless astounded by the beautiful and capricious nature that awaits you at the back of the house. It is as if nature and art were the work of the same hand. One cannot tell where the garden ends and where the mountain begins as they both seem to be one and the same".