El Capricho with audio guide: bee guitarists and treble clef

Entry to El Capricho in Comillas with an audio guide in Spanish, to explore it without a group and without hurry. You need to show up at the entrance at the chosen time.

It is one of the few Gaudí works outside Catalonia, and it blends Oriental, Islamic and Nasrid influences.

Outside there are artificial grottoes, well-kept gardens and the 20-metre minaret tower covered in coloured ceramic. Wrought iron appears throughout the villa, and the ceramics repeat a sunflower motif that has become the image of the house.

Inside you pass through the vestibule, the reception room, the conservatory, the attic and the bathroom, with the stained glass and the worked woodwork of several rooms.

The part that sharp-eyed visitors take away is the music hidden in the building: a stave running along the friezes, bees playing guitars in the stained-glass windows and a railing shaped like a treble clef. The audio guide points out where they are.

Opening hours

From November to February, 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. From March to June, 10:30 am to 8:00 pm. In July and August, 10:30 am to 9:00 pm. In September and October, 10:30 am to 8:00 pm. Last entry is always half an hour before closing.

Cancellation is free with 24 hours' notice.