El Capricho

Comillas, Spain

El Capricho is a villa in Comillas, designed by Antoni Gaudí. It was built in 1883-85 for the summer use of a wealthy client, Máximo Díaz de Quijano. Unfortunately the client died a year before the house was completed.

Gaudí, who designed only a small number of buildings outside Catalonia, was involved with other projects at Comillas. He was the assistant of Joan Martorell on another summer residence, the palacio de Sobrellano.

El Capricho belongs to the architect's orientalist period, during the beginnings of Gaudi's artwork. El Capricho allows to see all the foundations on which modernism is based, anticipating Europe's avant-garde modernism. The tower has been compared to a minaret. After the dead of Máximo Díaz de Quijano, this building was used such as a summer house for the most economically and politically powerful people.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Barrio Sobrellano s/n, Comillas, Spain

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Details

Founded: 1883-1885
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Spain

More Information

www.antoni-gaudi.com
en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Dominika Nosková (11 months ago)
This place is gorgeous. Would recommend to book online (we had to wait for 30min to get in because they have a limited number of visitors per hour). We used their english audio guide on the website. We spent about one hour there.

Pavel Subert (14 months ago)
5 ? Nice place to visit. Entrance €7.00 per person. Very interesting indeed. We were only missing a little coffee place or something like that

K P (15 months ago)
May 2023 I found this place very interesting and definitely worth a visit. I had a guided tour with a private tour guide, and we learned a lot by being with her. Whether you think that Gaudi was gaudy, that perhaps is true. He definitely was unique. He spared no expense on what he built, and he thought of every detail imaginable.

Nadia Rozumna (2 years ago)
Spectacular ⭐️?? Better to buy tickets in advance via official web - 7€ guided excursion. The guide was telling interesting facts and stories about the building and the life of Gaudi. It worth visiting ?

Andrew Luscombe (2 years ago)
Stunning example of Gaudi's work. Excellent audio guide (best if you take earphones) and relatively cheap (€5 for senior citizen). Thoroughly recommended.

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