El Capricho
A villa in Comillas, Cantabria, designed by Antoni Gaudí. It was built in 1883 to 1885 as a summer home for a wealthy client, Máximo Díaz de Quijano, who died a year before it was completed. A tower covered in sunflower tiles marks the building.
- Where
- Comillas, Cantabria, Spain
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 43.3837, -4.2927
Get the El Capricho stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at El Capricho. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Cantabria volume with your photos and a note.
Near El Capricho
Cave of Altamira 14 km
A cave near Santillana del Mar famous for its ceiling of painted bison, made by hunters of the Upper Palaeolithic more than 14,000 years ago. Because visitors damage the paintings, most people now see an exact replica in the neighbouring museum.
Santander Cathedral 40 km
A cathedral in Santander whose structure is mainly Gothic, though it was extended and renovated in later times. It stands above the old harbour district. A crypt beneath it is part of an older church.
Palacio de la Magdalena 44 km
A palace in Santander built on a peninsula facing the sea. Its construction was financed by popular subscription and it was given to the Spanish royal family as a summer residence. It is now used for university courses and events.
Picos de Europa 46 km
A rugged limestone massif in the Cantabrian Mountains, shared by Asturias, Cantabria and León. It has steep gorges, glacial lakes and peaks above 2,600 metres, and a national park protects it. It was one of the first national parks in Spain.
Lakes of Covadonga 58 km
Two glacial lakes, Enol and Ercina, in the Picos de Europa range in Asturias, at about 1,070 and 1,108 metres above sea level. They are often called Los Lagos. They were the original core of the first national park in Spain, created in 1918.
Vizcaya Bridge 103 km
A transporter bridge over the Nervión estuary, linking Portugalete and Getxo. Opened in 1893, it carries cars and people across in a gondola hung from a high iron frame, and it is still in service.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 111 km
A museum of modern and contemporary art on the bank of the Nervión, designed by Frank Gehry and opened in 1997. Its curving titanium clad forms helped to revive the city, and a giant flower covered dog stands outside.
Gaztelugatxe 122 km
A rocky islet on the Biscay coast, joined to the mainland by a stone bridge and a stairway of about 240 steps. A small hermitage to Saint John the Baptist sits at the top, and the site featured in Game of Thrones.
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Questions
Where is El Capricho?
El Capricho is in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cave of Altamira (14 km), Santander Cathedral (40 km), Palacio de la Magdalena (44 km).
How do I get the El Capricho stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at El Capricho and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Cantabria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to El Capricho before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Cantabria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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