Bona Ventura

Carabanchel · Madrid

Sacramental de San Isidro Cemetery

Cementerio Sacramental de San Isidro

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Madrid's oldest surviving cemetery (1811), on the Cerro de las Ánimas behind San Isidro's hermitage, where the aristocracy built lavish family pantheons. Its fourth courtyard, the Patio de la Purísima Concepción, is an open-air museum of 19th- and 20th-century funerary sculpture.

Address
Paseo de la Ermita del Santo 72, 28019 Madrid
Hours
Daily 09:00-15:00; closed 15 May
Best time to go
Morning · About 1.5 h
Price
Guided visit EUR 8, reduced EUR 6, under-12s free (esmadrid.com 2025)
Price level
€€

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Good to know

  • Only guided visits by the Sacramental's own staff are allowed for groups; book by email or phone.
  • Closed on 15 May, San Isidro's day, when the hermitage next door is busiest.

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