Located within the walled city of Ávila, the Palacio de los Superunda is a 16th-century Renaissance building with the status of Bien de Interés Cultural. The palace features a square plan with two floors and two towers at the ends of the main facade. Its design includes a central courtyard with two closed and two open wings featuring Doric columns, as well as a cloistered staircase and a large entrance hall.
In 1916, the Italian painter Guido Caprotti acquired the palace and lived there for many years. Today, the building houses a large collection of Caprotti's paintings, which depict the daily life of the walled city and its people. The collection also includes sculptures by his son Óscar, a portrait by Sorolla, and paintings of Ávila by his friend López Mezquita.
Visitors can explore the museum sections dedicated to the history of the house, as the parts of the residence that were integrated into the museum are preserved. The building was officially declared a monument by a decree published in the Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León in 1992.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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