Casa Museo de Lope de Vega
Félix Lope de Vega (1562–1635) may have been a more complex character than any he invented in his many plays. He bought this house in 1610 when already a famous playwright and lived here for the last 25 years of his life with his mistress and children by at least three different women. He fathered 17 in all, though many died in infancy. The interior is a 1950s-era historical reconstruction, but the furnishings reflect the contents of Lope de Vega’s will and give a vivid sense of his hyperactive life. He wrote some 500 plays, 3,000 sonnets, and became a priest at age 50. “My little house, my peace, my little plot, my study,” he wrote to a friend shortly after moving in. Guided visits last 35 minutes. To guarantee one in English, book a couple of days ahead by phone or email.
Félix Lope de Vega (1562–1635) may have been a more complex character than any he invented in his many plays. He bought this house in 1610 when already a famous playwright and lived here for the last 25 years of his life with his mistress and children by at least three different women. He fathered 17 in all, though many died in infancy. The interior is a 1950s-era historical reconstruction, but the furnishings reflect the contents of Lope de Vega’s will and give a vivid sense of his hyperactive life. He wrote some 500 plays, 3,000 sonnets, and became a priest at age 50. “My little house, my peace, my little plot, my study,” he wrote to a friend shortly after moving in. Guided visits last 35 minutes. To guarantee one in English, book a couple of days ahead by phone or email.
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