Though the Granada poet Federico Garcia Lorca has left us an eternal legacy through his poetic masterpiece, today, World Theatre Day, we have for poetry lovers and lovers of one of the most brilliant writers of the 20th century, to share with you a part of him that, probably, you didn't know about.
In the middle of the city of Granada there is the Huerta de San Vicente, which was Family Federico Garcia Lorca's summer house from 1926 to 1936. Here you will find a well-conserved treasure of the poet and his family, where you will revive some of the most remarkable moments of his career.
In June 1898 one of the most brilliant poets in the history of Spain was born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada: Federico García Lorca. The poet had a clear vocation for music, but his father did not like it, so he studied Humanities and Law.
Lorca did not stand out for being a brilliant student, but he was strongly influenced by his mother, Vicenta Lorca Romero, who at that time had been a school teacher for some time, and whose university degree is still intact in the Lorca family home, together with that of her son Federico. She was one of the people who took a decisive role in instilling a passion for culture and literature in her children, and it was precisely Federico García Lorca who excelled in this facet.
Federico Garcia Lorca with his mother, in the Huerta de San Vicente in Granada.
On your visit to Granada, if you wish to visit this enchanting place, you can consult opening hours for their private tours through the link https://www.huertadesanvicente.com/visitas.php.
Lorca's house in Huerta de San Vicente, Granada, still retains the vestiges of an era in full cultural effervescence. Armchairs, paintings, tables, kitchen... you can almost smell the dishes that were prepared in that kitchen, remains untouched by the passage of time.
Of his love of music, in Lorca's summer house, the piano he used to play is still preserved, as well as other works of art and drawings. A house where you can breathe the poet's soul, as well as his references and inspirations.
Visit the room where Lorca used to drink the famous coffees that served as a muse for his plays in Teatro de la Barraca, the poet's university theatre. In the room still hangs the famous poster that accompanied his theatre tour of Spain.
Accompanying the people, Lorca wanted to bring culture closer and democratise it through this project, during the Second Republic.
Some of the most famous visitors who have not wanted to miss this precious place have been singers such as Sting or the actor Andy Garcia, on the occasion of the presentation of the film Muerte en Granada (Death in Granada).
The influence of Lorca and his poetry has not only been deeply felt in Granada, but also all over the world. So much so that the city where the poet was born has become the venue for the International Poetry Festival of Granada, which has managed to consolidate itself as the great Spanish literary event.
Of our city, only the Music and Dance Festival and the FIP are internationally recognised as key to Granada's cultural present and future, as explained by the European Union in its Creative Cities of Europe Report.
The Dublin-born hispanist Ian Gibson, a specialist in contemporary Spanish history, was and is known for his dedication to the life of Federico Garcia Lorca and other contemporary artists, such as Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel.
In 2019, the writer was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit of the City of Granada.
If you have in view to visit Granada in the next days or weeks and you would like to know more about our great universal poet, don't forget to visit the exhibition Lorca in Granada and the archive: memory in movement.
