# Gaudí's El Capricho

Visit · 45 min to 1 hr 15 · Summer house designed by Gaudí · From €7 self-guided and €10 with a guide · Open every day

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/cantabria/comillas/things-to-do/gaudis-el-capricho · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Dónde: Comillas

El Capricho is the summer house that Gaudí designed, very young, for Máximo Díaz de Quijano, on the Sobrellano estate, the quarter the Marquis of Comillas turned into a garden city. A brick façade with sunflower ceramics, a tower that looks like a minaret and a house designed to follow the sun through the day. It is privately owned, lives off its visitors and receives no public subsidies.

## What you see

You tour the whole site: gardens, exterior and the inside of the house, up to the attics, reached by a spiral staircase. With the self-guided visit you have an audio guide in five languages; the guided one, 45 minutes long, shows light and sound effects in the house that go unnoticed if you go on your own.

## How much it costs

TicketAdultChildren 7 to 12Junior 13 to 18

Self-guided visit€7€3€5

Guided visit€10€6€8

Under-7s go in free, with their own ticket. There is a concessionary rate for over-65s, students, teachers, large families, the unemployed and people with disabilities, with proof. There are also flexible tickets, without a set time, at €10 for self-guided and €15 for guided. The ticket can be changed or refunded up to 24 hours beforehand.

## Opening hours

It is open every day except 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 and 6 January. In January, February, November and December, from 10:00 to 17:30; from March to June and in September and October, from 10:00 to 20:00; in July and August, from 10:00 to 21:00. Last entry, half an hour before closing. Guided visits leave on the hour, more often in summer.

## Getting there and parking

The entrance is on Plazuela de Fuente Real, in Comillas. El Capricho has no car park and you cannot drive into the site: park in one of the village's public car parks and walk. In summer, arrive with time to spare.

## With a dog, with children

Dogs may go in the gardens and the exterior, but not into the house, neither in arms nor in a carrier: the usual thing is to take turns. For children aged 6 to 10 there is a family visit with a workshop; otherwise, you are given a children's leaflet to tour the house playing. The cobbles at the entrance and the spiral staircase make a visit in a wheelchair difficult.

## Consejos

### Book the guided visit
Capacity is limited, especially in summer.

### Look at the north façade from Sobrellano
From the palace park you see it without going in.

### Go after 16:00 in summer
There are more guided sessions in the afternoon and fewer groups.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to enter Gaudí's El Capricho?
€7 for the self-guided visit and €10 for the guided one, for adults. Children aged 7 to 12, €3 or €6; under-7s, free.

### How long does the visit take?
At least 30 minutes; the usual is between 45 minutes and an hour and a quarter.

### Is there parking?
No. Use Comillas's public car parks.

### Can you go with a dog?
In the gardens, yes; inside the house, no.

### Can you see it from outside only?
There is no ticket for the exterior only. From Sobrellano park you see the north façade.