Pablo Neruda

Chile was once home to the famous poet Pablo Neruda. He is well known for his love poems, but of course there is so much more than that. He was very politically active, especially during the dictatorship of Pinochet, but we won't get too deep into that. After his death, his homes eventually became museums and you can visit them whenever you please (minus Mondays, all of the museums in Chile are closed on Mondays). He had three homes, one for each wife (he was married three times and divorced twice, just for the record).

Neruda has a very strong history here in Chile. Visiting his houses is highly recommended. Within each house, you can take a tour and enjoy all of the nic-nacs that Neruda enjoyed collecting during his life time. There are also little gift shops inside that sell his books, poems, and other items with his poetry, picture, famous quotes on them.

La Chascona - Santiago















La Isla Negra - Out side of the house, over looking the ocean (it would be to the right way off of this photo) is where the remains of Pablo Neruda are buried. And, contrary to the name, it is neither on an island nor is the house black. But, when visiting this site, it is fairly isolated from the rest of the area and the rocks and sand on the beach bellow are black. Making it "the black island".




La Sebastiana - Valparaíso