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Comillas and Gaudi
May 30th 2015 Last day in Spain. We took a short trip to the neighbouring town of Comillas. We wandered around the old town - another church but this time very plain but lovely flowers at the altar. The balconies on the houses and shops are colourful with geraniums. We came across signs for El Capricho de Gaudi also known as Villa Quijero, so we decided to follow the signs to visit the house. The villa was desi
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