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Comillas is a small township and municipality in the northern reaches of Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. The Marquessate of Comillas, a fiefdom of Spanish nobility, holds ceremonial office in the seat of power at a small castle which overlooks the town. The Comillas Pontifical University was housed here before it moved to Madrid, and the old university buildings are among the finest examples of architecture in the town. Besides this, there are many notable medieval and baroque buildings.
From the second half of the 19th century, the Spanish royal family started spending their summers in Comillas, and so did a large part of the Spanish nobility, whose many descendants still frequent the town every summer. As a result, Comillas left an imprint of architectural relics such as palaces and monuments designed by renowned Catalan artists in particular, i.e. Gaudí or Doménech i Montaner. From the second half of the 20th century however, southern Spain and the islands became more popular due to an increasing inclination towards sunnier destinations, and so places like Marbella, Sotogrande or Mallorca became attractive prospects for the rich and famous. Although the town has seen an upsurge in the last years, it still maintains its character as "the haven for the decadent and discreet aristocracy".
Comillas was the capital of Spain for one day, on 6 August 1881, following an agreement between king Alfonso XII and the Minister's Council to gather at a formal meeting in town. It also became the first place in Spain to use Edison's electric light bulbs, in 1880.
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La Villa Quijano, popularmente conocida como El Capricho, es un edificio modernista situado en la localidad cántabra de Comillas.
MuseoBien de interés cultural
El palacio de Sobrellano, también conocido como palacio del marqués de Comillas, situado en la población de Comillas (Cantabria, España) es obra del arquitecto catalán Joan Martorell, quien lo construyó por encargo del primer marqués de Comillas, Antonio López y López, acabando las obras en el…
MuseoBien de interés cultural
La capilla-panteón del palacio de Sobrellano es una obra del arquitecto catalán Joan Martorell situada en la población de Comillas (Cantabria, España), junto al palacio de Sobrellano. Fue construida por encargo del primer marqués de Comillas, Antonio López y López.
CapillaBien de interés cultural
El cementerio de Comillas es el camposanto de la localidad cántabra de Comillas (España).
CementerioBien de interés cultural
La fuente de los Tres Caños es una fuente monumental modernista diseñada por el arquitecto catalán Lluís Domènech i Montaner y sita en Comillas (Cantabria (España), donde el arquitecto fue llamado a elaborar diversos proyectos.
Fuente
La iglesia de San Cristóbal es un templo católico situado en el centro de la localidad cántabra de Comillas.
Iglesia
Jardín Histórico (España)Bien de interés cultural
Conjunto históricoBien de interés cultural
La cueva de La Meaza se encuentra dentro del término de Ruiseñada, en el municipio de Comillas (Cantabria, España), entre Cabezón de la Sal y San Vicente de la Barquera.
Cueva con arte prehistóricoBien de interés cultural
Castillo
Iglesia
Iglesia
Cueva
Mirador
Mirador
Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.
5 plans to experience Comillas on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
