El Capricho Park

El Capricho is a park in Madrid. The word capricho is Spanish for "whim" or "caprice". It was created by María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna on her estate at , which was then outside the city of Madrid.
  • Park
  • …lies at an elevation of around 700 metres (2,280 feet)
  • Description: cultural property in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as
    “El Capricho Garden”
    “Parque del Capricho”

Places of Interest Nearby

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An is a semicircular architectural recess…
is a major municipal park in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Pegaso and Palomas.
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Latitude
40.45658° or 40° 27′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.59858° or 3° 35′ 55″ west
Open location code
8CGRFC42+JH
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“El Capricho Park” goes by many names.
Capricho parkeaBasque
Parc d’El CaprichoCatalan
El CaprichoCebuano
El Capricho ParkCebuano
El Capricho ParkCzech
Kaprica ParkoEsperanto
Parque do CaprichoGalician
El CaprichoSwedish
El Capricho ParkSwedish
Jardín El CaprichoSwedish
Parque de El CaprichoSwedish

Localities in the Area

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