Pablo Neruda was a famous Chilean poet with a kind, warm, spirit and a passion for a better tomorrow. He traveled all over the world during his life, but never fell out of love with his beloved home, Chile (I could go on about Neruda, I'll spare you! :) ) He loved the country and his people so much, he had three houses here. One in Santiago, La Chascona, one in Isla Negra, named simply that, and one in Valparaíso, La Sebastiana.
La Sebastiana received her name from the Spanish architect that helped design her. Neruda found the house through an acquaintance, sitting vacant and unfinished atop a foggy hill in the Valparaíso's Cerro Bellavista. He bought the property and started renovating it from top to bottom to fit his style. The inside is as colorful as the outside with art (explicit and non) filling the walls and corner of every inch of the property. In his living room, are wide open windows with his favorite armchair, "el Nube" or the Cloud, as he called it, sitting adjacent with a perfect view of Valparaíso's harbor.The house today stands as a reminder of Neruda's eclectic personality, his love for others, and his love for Chile.
