Federico García Lorca House-Museum, at the Huerta de San Vicente

The building was turned into a museum starting in 1995. Through extensive research into photographic records and the accounts of more recent residents of the house, an effort was made to recreate exactly how it looked when Lorca lived there.

The house and its original belongings

This house-museum preserves the original structure and furniture of the author's home. During the visit you can see original items that belonged to García Lorca, as well as drawings and manuscripts he produced shortly before he was killed by Francoist troops.

The house was built in the 20th century and retains the sober decor typical of the period. The "Huerta de San Vicente" preserves the atmosphere in which Granada's quintessential artist, and one of the most influential playwrights and poets in Spanish literature, spent his summers.

The works written at the huerta

During this time, Federico García Lorca wrote works as significant as Gypsy Ballads and The House of Bernarda Alba, in addition to Yerma and Blood Wedding. He met contemporaries such as the composer Manuel de Falla, who visited the house regularly.

The family's summer home became the birthplace of some of the most important works in twentieth-century Spanish literature.

September to June: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Friday: 9:30 am to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Saturday: 10:30 am to 2:00 pm Monday, Sunday and public holidays: closed

Special summer hours (24 June to 8 September): Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: closed August: Closed

Admission: General admission: €5 Over-65s and under-25s: €4 Children under 2 and people who are unemployed: free admission

Location: Calle Iglesia, 20 (Valderrubio)

The house is quite far from the centre of Granada, so it's best to leave this museum for after you've seen the city's main monuments. It's located in Valderrubio, the village where García Lorca lived for a decade (1926-1936).

Is it worth the visit? The Federico García Lorca House-Museum is well worth a visit for anyone who follows his work. That said, it is somewhat far from the centre of Granada.

Historical recreation Through extensive research into photographic records and the accounts of more recent residents of the house, an effort was made to recreate exactly how it looked when Lorca lived there.

The original huerta The original house was barely altered when the family used it as a summer residence. The "Huerta de los Mudos" became the "Huerta de San Vicente" but kept its nineteenth-century essence and structure.

Literary context It was here that the poet not only wrote some of his most important works, but also welcomed the leading cultural figures of his time, such as Manuel de Falla and Antonio Gallego Burín.

Discover more about the writers and artists who shaped twentieth-century Granada, and find out about the places where they lived and created their masterpieces on our literary tours through the city that inspired García Lorca.

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