Pablo Neruda’s Legacy

La Sebastiana

The Museum House “La Sebastiana” is located in 692 “Ferrari” Street, it has a special importance because this was the house of the famous National Poet Pablo Neruda, he bought this place in 1959.

Before he lived here, this place was property of Sebastian Collado, who started the construction but did not finish it. Neruda bought the place and finished the house using rejected and recycled objects that gave life to this place.

Pablo Neruda loved Valparaíso, and he usually visited this house in the New Year and National Holidays in September. This was a very important place for him.

Pablo Neruda was communist, and in 1973 with the Military Coup, the house was plundered.

Later the Pablo Neruda’s Foundation repaired and preserved the house. Nowadays the house is administered by this foundation. It is a Cultural Centre and has a room for one hundred persons, where it is possible to see theatre, cinema, paintings, and also where poetry and literature have a space.

There is also is a printer.

Tuesdays to Sundays

10:30 – 14:30 hours. / 15:30 – 18:00 hours.

Tickets

$2.500

Chilean students and old people.For Chilean

$1.000

Isla Negra

It is a fishing village, located South of “El Quisco” at 130 kilometres Southwest of Valparaiso. It has an Hotel and a beautiful beach that is not recommended for bathing. “Isla Negra” was known as the residence of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who lived here from 1939 until his death in 1973.

Nowadays this house with a unique architecture designed by he poet is The Museum- House of Neruda, administrated by the Pablo Neruda’s Foundation. The house is maintained as when the poet was living here. Everything is surprising but the main attractions are the “mascarones de proa”, masks from west, Africa and Easter Island and the shell collection.

The Museum is opened from.

Tuesday to Sunday:

During the summer it is opened from 10:00 to 19:00 hours.
and the rest of the year from 10:00 to 17:00 hours (Thursday and Friday only until 16:00 hours).

Tickets:

price

$ 2.400.

English tour

$ 3.000.

There are three beaches at “Isla Negra”: "Las Conchitas", “Pablo Neruda” and “Las Agatas”. They are not good for bathing, but beautiful for a walk and relax.