A dome frescoed by Goya, the painter’s own grave underneath it, and no ticket of any kind. The catch is not money: the chapel closes every Monday, public holidays included.
The Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida is a state-owned building under city management with free admission. On the timetable the Council publishes it opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 to 19:00, and the chapel reopened on 12 June 2026 after a restoration costing €2.2 million. Six fixed dates a year close it as well, on top of every Monday.
What are the opening hours of the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida? The Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 to 19:00 and admission is free. It closes on Mondays, public holidays included, plus six fixed dates a year. It reopened on 12 June 2026 after a €2.2 million restoration.
Monday makes no exception here
The Council publishes a weekly closure that runs on Mondays including public holidays. That clause sets it apart in a city where the weekly closure usually reads “working Mondays” and leaves a bank holiday Monday open.
A Goya day in Madrid therefore has one impossible weekday. The Reina Sofía closes on Tuesdays and this chapel closes on Mondays, so the two ends of the city’s Goya holdings are never both shut on the same day, but neither are they both open on a Monday.
Six fixed dates close the chapel as well: 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 24, 25 and 31 December.
| On a Monday | Where the Goya is |
|---|---|
| Open, free 18:00 to 20:00 | Prado Museum |
| Open, free 19:00 to 21:00 | Reina Sofía |
| Closed, holidays included | Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida |
Both museums keep their evening windows on a Monday, and the Prado opens its own from 18:00 to 20:00, which makes it the one day to see the painted canvases rather than the painted plaster. Their hours are in Madrid’s free museums.
The frescoes, and the grave beneath them
The murals on the dome are by Francisco de Goya, and the Council presents the interior as a museum of fresco technique rather than as a working church.
The building has also held the painter’s remains since 1919, so the work and the grave sit inside the same walls and neither costs anything to see.
For comparison, the Goya hanging in the Prado Museum is free only in the 18:00 to 20:00 window Monday to Saturday, with a €15 ticket outside it, as set out in the Prado’s free evening hours. Here there is no window because there is no fare.
One chapel, three institutions
The building is owned by Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid City Council has held its custody since 1987, and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando provides expert advice.
That is a different arrangement from anywhere else in the city. At the Royal Palace, at El Escorial and at Aranjuez, Patrimonio Nacional both owns and runs the site. Here it owns without running, which is why the chapel appears in the municipal museum network although the building is not municipal.
The split explains the fare. As a city-run space it applies the total exemption of that network, the same one at the Temple of Debod, rather than the nine conditional exemptions Patrimonio applies at its Royal Sites.
A €2.2 million restoration and a June 2026 reopening
The restoration took €2.2 million, and it was Patrimonio that funded the fabric of the building and into recovering original historic features. Madrid City Council completed the museographic side, with new fittings and display resources.
The doors reopened on 12 June 2026, which matters when reading older listings: anything published before that date describes either a closed building or the previous display. The Council also publishes a split timetable between 15 June and 15 September, with a break from 14:00 to 15:00.
Frequently asked questions about the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
How much is the Goya hermitage in Madrid?
Nothing at all. There is no general or reduced fare at the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 to 19:00, and what limits access is the day rather than the price.
Does the Goya hermitage open on bank holiday Mondays?
No. It closes every Monday including public holidays, which is unusual in Madrid, where the Faro de Moncloa and the Montejo beech forest centre do open when a Monday falls on a holiday.
Is the Goya hermitage part of the Prado?
Patrimonio Nacional owns the building, Madrid City Council has held its custody since 1987, and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando advises. Three institutions over one small chapel.
Where is Goya buried in Madrid?
In the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida, where his remains have been since 1919, beneath the dome he frescoed himself. The work and the grave sit inside the same walls, and neither costs anything to see.
Goya overhead, Goya underfoot, no ticket at all, and a Monday that makes no exceptions.