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.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—February: 10:30 AM—5:30 PM
    December 24th—25, 31, January 1st, and 6: closed
    March—June and September—October: 10:30 AM—8:00 PM
    July—August: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Email: visitas@elcaprichodegaudi.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Spain
  • Address: Barrio de Sobrellano, Comillas, 39520
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Sobrellano and Church of San Cristóbal, Comillas.

is situated 140 metres west of El Capricho.

Church
is situated 290 metres northeast of El Capricho.

is situated 600 metres northeast of El Capricho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comillas and La Rabia.

Village
is a small township and municipality in the northern reaches of , in the autonomous community of . The Marquessate of , a fiefdom of Spanish nobility, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

El Capricho

Latitude
43.38368° or 43° 23′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.29271° or 4° 17′ 34″ west
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Inception
1885
Open location code
8CMQ9PM4+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128110115
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11856844
Wiki­data ID
Q2096776
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“El Capricho” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Էլ Կապրիչո
  • Basque: El Capricho
  • Catalan: El Capricho
  • Chinese: 奇想屋
  • Czech: Casa El Capricho
  • Danish: El Capricho
  • Danish: Villa Quijano
  • Dutch: El Capricho
  • Esperanto: Kaprico de Gaudí
  • French: Capricho
  • French: El Capricho
  • French: Le Caprice de Gaudí
  • Galician: El Capricho (Gaudí)
  • Galician: El Capricho
  • Georgian: El capricho deGaudi/ El capricho de Gaudí
  • Georgian: ელ-კაპრიჩო
  • Georgian: ვილა კიხანო ( villa Qijano)
  • German: El Capricho
  • German: Villa Quijano
  • Italian: Il Capriccio
  • Macedonian: Ел Капричо
  • Portuguese: Capricho de Gaudí
  • Portuguese: El Capricho
  • Russian: Эль Каприччо
  • Russian: Эль-Каприччо
  • Serbo-Croatian: El Capricho
  • Spanish: Capricho de Gaudi
  • Spanish: El Capricho de Gaudi
  • Spanish: El Capricho de Gaudí
  • Spanish: El Capricho
  • Spanish: Villa Quijano
  • Uzbek: EL-KAPRICHCHIO

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