Lope de Vega House Museum in Madrid

Lope de Vega · 1562-1635 · Madrid

Visit the house in the Barrio de las Letras where Lope de Vega spent his last 25 years, with his study, his bedroom and the garden he loved so much.

Schedule

Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00

Admission

Free · advance booking required

Address

Calle Cervantes 11, Barrio de las Letras, Madrid

Visits

In groups · maximum 15 people · every 30 minutes

The house

The house on Calle Cervantes

In 1610, Lope de Vega paid 9,000 reales for the house at number 11, Calle Cervantes, right in the heart of Madrid's Barrio de las Letras. He lived in it for the last 25 years of his life, and it was here that he wrote some of his great works.

When he bought it, his second wife, Juana de Guardo, was still alive. But this house was also the scene of his greatest losses: his son Carlos Félix, his wife Juana and his last great love, Marta de Nevares, all died here.

The house dates from 1578 and has been altered many times since. It opened as the Lope de Vega House Museum in 1935, the same year it was declared a historic-artistic monument, and today it offers a glimpse into Lope's life and the customs of the Spanish Golden Age.

Lope's study, with the library rebuilt from the books he cites in his works. Photo: Benjamín Núñez González (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What you'll see on the visit

Lope's study

It's one of the highlights of the visit: this is where the writer worked during his years in the house.

The bedroom

For some rooms, like this one, no records survived, so they were recreated from descriptions in Lope's own works.

The garden

It was one of the writer's favourite places, and today it's the most peaceful corner of the house.

What remains from 1578

The guide shows you which parts of the original house have survived to this day and which rooms are still where they were in Lope's time.

Additional information

Workshops, talks and exhibitions

As well as the visits, the house museum organises free activities for children and adults: workshops, shows, literary talks and exhibitions. Almost all of them need booking and places go quickly, so it's a good idea to check the programme on the house museum's website well in advance.

Plan your visit

Visits are free, but you need to book in advance: call 914 29 92 16 or email casamuseolopedevega@madrid.org with the day, your preferred time slot, how many of you there are and the language of the tour.

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Additional information

The tour lasts about 35 minutes
Tours are available in Spanish, English, Italian and French
You can take photos and videos with your phone for personal use, without flash or tripod

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