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Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida reopens this Friday in Madrid
Madrid recovers one of its most singular cultural spaces this Friday. The Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida reopens to the public on 12 June at 12:00, after remaining closed for conservation work, and returns one of Goya’s great pictorial ensembles in the capital to the visiting calendar.
The reopening comes on a highly symbolic date. San Antonio de Padua is celebrated on 13 June, a day historically linked to this chapel and its popular pilgrimage, so the return of the space coincides with one of the most recognisable moments in its calendar.
The main attraction remains inside. Beneath a sober exterior appearance, the chapel preserves the frescoes that Francisco de Goya painted at the end of the 18th century, a key work of Madrid's heritage and one of the main reasons to visit this spot by the Manzanares.
The visit also carries special weight because the building contains Goya's own tomb. That link makes the chapel more than an artistic stop: it is a place where painting, memory, popular devotion and urban history intersect.
The temporary closure made it possible to undertake conservation work needed to protect a particularly delicate ensemble. In buildings of this kind, humidity, the passage of time, visitor numbers and environmental conditions make periodic interventions necessary to ensure that the paintings can continue to be seen in good condition.
With the reopening, the space returns to its usual summer opening hours, from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 to 19:00. It will remain closed on Mondays, as happens at many cultural facilities, so it is advisable to plan the visit before heading there.
Its location also helps make it a summer outing. The chapel is close to Madrid Río, Príncipe Pío and the Manzanares area, making it possible to combine the visit with a walk, a cultural route or a quiet afternoon away from the most crowded circuits of the centre.
San Antonio de la Florida once again reminds us that some of its great treasures are not in the best-known museums. Sometimes it is enough to cross a discreet door to encounter Goya, a popular tradition and a piece of the city that returns just in time for summer.