Tour Size: Standard
Tour Type: Cultural, Scenic
Tour Duration: 4 Hours 30 Minutes
Tour Departs From: Central Barcelona. (Full details will be provided in your electronic ticket upon confirmation.)
Activity Level: Moderate
Food/Beverage Provided: Tastings of 4 typical liquors of Montserrat are included.
Recommended Dress: As you will be visiting a religious or memorial site, shoulders and knees must be covered. Sensible, rubber-soled walking shoes, sun glasses and sun screen are recommended. Some guests may appreciate a light waterproof jacket, due to the mountainous climate in Montserrat.
Restrictions: Guests must be able to walk on paved, as well as cobblestone surfaces. There are steps required to enter several of the sites, including the Basilica Plaza, and to view the Virgin, as well as steep curbs in some areas.
Tour Details
Visit the jagged and serrated mountain of Montserrat and its Benedictine Monastery on this afternoon tour.
After departing from Barcelona, you will drive through the picturesque countryside dotted with little villages during the 90-minute drive to the incomparable setting of the mountain of Montserrat. Rising majestically to 4,051 feet, the peaks of Montserrat can be seen long before you arrive.
Upon arrival, you will board a cog railway to make the scenic 15-minute climb to the basilica. The rail follows the dramatic shape of the mountain, offering incredible views of the valley and the mountain peaks.
Upon arrival at the upper station, you will join your guide as you climb several steps to reach the plaza of the Royal Basilica of Montserrat. Its cliff-side location and neo-Romanesque architecture is a scenic wonder, but it is perhaps the famous 12th-century Romanesque carving of Virgen Moreneta, the Black Virgin, that draws so many to this mountain location. The Royal Basilica has been one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Spain for hundreds of years.
After an orientation tour of the grounds, you will be given free time to visit the sites that interest you the most. There is a museum, restaurants and shops, as well as the opportunity to view the Black Virgin from a passageway that circles the altar where she is located. You will also be given the opportunity to taste some of the typical liquors of Montserrat. At the appointed time, you will meet your transportation and begin the drive back to Barcelona.
Please Note: Your tour departs from and returns to the Estacio del Nord area.
