El Capricho is a villa in Comillas, Spain, 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.
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 Modernisme is based, anticipating Europe's avant-garde Art Nouveau. The tower has been compared to a minaret.
Mar - Jun: Mon - Sun: 10:30 am - 8 pm
Jul - Sep: Mon - Sun: 10:30 am - 9 pm
Oct: Mon - Sun: 10:30 am - 8 pm
Nov - Feb: Mon - Sun: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Adult: €5
Children (7-14): €2,50
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capricho
Official Website http://www.elcaprichodegaudi.com/
More information https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/architect/gaudi-antoni/
Phone +34 942720365
Address Barrio de Sobrellano, s/n, 39520 Comillas, Spain
Coordinates 43°23'1.232" N -4°17'33.717" E
