Museo Sorolla

The preserved house and garden studio of Joaquín Sorolla, Spain's master of Mediterranean light, left almost exactly as it was when he worked here, his brushes, easels, and a walled Andalusian-style garden he designed himself between paintings.

Check before you travel: the museum closed in October 2024 for a major expansion and refurbishment that roughly doubles its floor area. Reopening has been expected during 2026 but no firm date has been confirmed, and the date has already moved once. The hours shown here are the post-reopening schedule. This is a small, intimate museum; plan forty-five minutes to an hour rather than a half-day, and go slowly through the sun-drenched beach scenes that made his reputation. Free entry applies Saturdays after 14:00 and all day on Sundays. The garden alone, modelled on the courtyards of the Alcázar of Seville, is worth the visit even for those who only have a passing interest in the paintings.