La Sebastiana
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Why go
- The magnificent fireplace made of stones from Isla Negra
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
Don't miss
- Staircase mural by María MartnerBased on a map of Patagonia that the poet owned.First-floor staircase On the map
- Portrait of Lord CochraneA figure the poet admired.Inside the house On the map
- Cow-shaped tureenOnce used to serve punch.Among the collections inside On the map
- Music-box paintingOne painting doubles as a music box and a clock.Among the paintings inside On the map
- Stuffed bird from VenezuelaBrought from Venezuela and kept among the house's objects.Among the objects inside the house On the map
Know before you go
- Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00.
What's inside
- Many maps are kept in the rooms.
- Old sea paintings are kept in the rooms.
- Stained glass windows are part of the rooms.
Tips for your visit
- The house is run by the Fundación Neruda.
Tours and audio guides
- Audioguide tour
- Audioguide tour of Pablo Neruda's house
Interesting facts5
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Every year Neruda gave out menus with made-up dish names, written in green ink.
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Neruda wrote a poem titled A la Sebastiana about the house's construction.
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Francisco Velasco and María Martner, both friends, bought the house's first two floors.
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The house has four floors, plus a small attic that Neruda added.
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Alongside its large windows, the house has ship-style skylights that face the land.
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History
The builder Sebastián Collado Mauri started the house on Cerro Bellavista. Neruda wanted a house that seemed to float yet stood firmly on the ground. Neruda often spent the new years in it. Today the Fundación Neruda runs it as a museum.
- Before 1959The builder's family inherits the unfinished house.
- 1959Neruda buys the house from the builder's family.
- 1961The house is inaugurated with a big party on Chile's independence day.
- 1973Neruda greets the year 1973, his last of life, in the house.
- 1991The house is restored after years empty during the Pinochet dictatorship.
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- 1992It opens to the public as a house museum.
- 2012It becomes an official Monumento Nacional.
Accessibility
- Stairs between floors Narrow stairs link the four floors.
Sources: La Sebastiana - Wikipedia · Valparaíso - Wikivoyage (see) · checked 19 Oct 2026
- Website
- fundacionneruda.org/
- Phone
- +56 32 223 3759
Questions and answers
Did Neruda spend New Year in the house?
Yes, he often spent New Year there.
Where is La Sebastiana?
The address is Ricardo de Ferrari 692, Valparaíso, on the Cerro Bellavista hill.
What is the poem A la Sebastiana about?
Neruda wrote the poem about the house's construction and dedicated it to the house.
Did Neruda own other houses?
Yes. La Sebastiana was one of three houses once owned by Pablo Neruda.
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