Visit to the Ramos Sucre House Museum

Today’s travel review focuses on a historic and iconic site: the Ramos Sucre House, an important cultural center that honors the memory of an illustrious figure—the poet, diplomat, and educator José Antonio Ramos Sucre. This house museum is located at 29 Sucre Street, across from the Minor Basilica of Santa Inés. This cultural center is open to the public from Tuesday through Friday for half a day only; I was lucky to visit on a Tuesday and find it open, although I arrived a bit late—it was almost noon. I almost missed the tour because the guides couldn’t find the keys and a group of musicians was rehearsing; it was a little difficult to hear the brief introduction.
The tour was very brief; we only visited the master bedroom and a dining room. There weren’t many rooms to see, but I did walk through the entire house. Upon entering, I came upon a narrow hallway—not very long—which led directly to the living room, where his portrait hangs on the wall. Right next to it is the main office, which houses a large library where the administrative staff who lead the tours of this birthplace gather. The property is quite spacious, with terracotta floors and tiles, a high ceiling made of hand-woven cane, white mangrove walls, an entrance hall, a central garden, and walkways leading to the iconic Manzanares River—a design typical of houses from days gone by