Comillas and Capricho Gaudi Trip from Santander

Discover a Spanish town full of modernist architecture with this 5-hour tour to Comillas and Gaudí's Capricho from Santander . See the buildings that have made this town famous in small groups of around 8 people and together with a local guide visit some of its most majestic buildings. Explore the villa built by the famous Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, discover details of the construction of the Old Major Seminary on a guided tour and enjoy views of other treasures of the city.

In addition to all this, you will also enjoy the pick-up and drop-off service to your hotel in Santander . After being picked up from your hotel or meeting point, you'll board a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle and set off for Comillas. After a 40-minute drive, you'll arrive at your destination and get out of the minivan to explore its incredible architectural landscape.

Once in Comillas, you'll enjoy a guided tour of the Villa Quijano, more popularly known as Gaudí's El Capricho. Explore the interior of this popular mansion for about an hour and marvel at the colours, organic shapes and fantasy that envelop it. Appreciate the mixture of oriental and Arabic architectural influences and gawk at Gaudí's most colourful and spectacular building .

Then you will visit the Antiguo Seminario Mayor de Comillas, an incredible work of the Catalan architects Lluis Domenech i Montaner and Joan Martorell and one of the most important buildings of Catalan modernist architecture. Enjoy a guided tour of the Seminary and its incredible church, still under renovation, and marvel at its interior full of artistic forms and elements. You'll see columns, altarpieces, sculptures, paintings, stained glass, anagrams and much more .

Enjoy the best views of the town from the Seminary and then continue with a panoramic walk through the city to see the fabulous architectural heritage. You will see the imposing Palacio de Sobrellano, the monumental fountain of the Tres Caños, as well as the town's old cemetery, its famous beach and its small fishing port.

Admire the beauty of this town where the aristocracy used to enjoy their holidays and after the five-hour excursion, return to your hotel in Santander.