First on our agenda for the day was El Capricho. Antoni Gaudí left few reminders of his architectural genius outside Catalonia, but the 1885 Capricho de Gaudí (Gaudí’s Caprice) in Comillas is easily one of the more extravagant of those that he did leave behind.
This brick building was originally the summer house for the Marqués de Comillas, but the modest-stature building striped with ceramic bands of alternating sunflowers and green leaves opened its doors to the public offering a truly Modernista dining experience.
The Capricho was one of many building commissioned from leading Catalan Modernista architects for Comillas by the first Marqués de Comillas. The Marqués was originally born in the town as a commoner, “Antonio López,” but made a fortune in Cuba and returned to beautify his home town.
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