El Capricho

El Capricho is a villa in , , designed by Antoni Gaudí. It was built in 1883–1885 for the summer use of a wealthy client, Máximo Díaz de Quijano, who died a year before the house was completed.
  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1885
  • …has 3 floors
  • Opening hours:
    November–February: 10:30 AM–5:30 PM
    December 24–25, 31, January 1, and 6: closed
    March–June and September–October: 10:30 AM–8:00 PM
    July–August: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
  • Description: museum in Spain
  • Address: Barrio de Sobrellano, Comillas, 39520
  • Email: visitas@elcaprichodegaudi.com

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Places in the Area

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Latitude
43.38368° or 43° 23′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.29271° or 4° 17′ 34″ west
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8CMQ9PM4+FW
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building = house
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historic = building
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tourism = museum
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“El Capricho” goes by many names.
Էլ ԿապրիչոArmenian
El CaprichoBasque
El CaprichoCatalan
奇想屋Chinese
Casa El CaprichoCzech
El CaprichoDanish
Villa QuijanoDanish
El CaprichoDutch
Kaprico de GaudíEsperanto
El CaprichoGalician
El Capricho (Gaudí)Galician
El capricho de Gaudi/ El capricho de GaudíGeorgian
ელ-კაპრიჩოGeorgian
ვილა კიხანო (villa Quijano)Georgian
Il CapriccioItalian
Ел КапричоMacedonian
Эль-КаприччоRussian
El CaprichoSerbo-Croatian
El CaprichoTurkish
EL-KAPRICHCHIOUzbek

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