Montserrat Afternoon Tour with Black Madonna Priority Access from Barcelona
by Julia Travel
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€118Overview
This half-day tour from Barcelona lasts about five and a half hours and includes transportation by air-conditioned coach. The trip begins with a coach ride to Montserrat, a mountain and monastery area known for its rocky landscape and cultural heritage. Visitors will spend about two hours at the Montserrat Monastery, where a local guide explains the site's history and architecture, including the Gothic and Renaissance styles of the basilica. The guide also recounts the story of the Black Madonna, a wooden carving known as La Moreneta, kept in the monastery church. Following the guided visit, the tour includes tasting four local liquors and access to the audiovisual exhibition “Espai Audio visual Montserrat.” Participants have some free time to enjoy the mountain scenery and browse a market selling local products. The tour concludes with a ride down the mountain on the Montserrat cogwheel train, offering panoramic views of the massif and its surroundings. A radio guide system is provided throughout the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Coach ride to Montserrat
Depart from Barcelona on a comfortable coach for a trip to Montserrat, a notable mountain range declared a National Park in 1987. The area is known for its unique rocky formations and cultural significance.
60 min
Abadia De Montserrat
Spend about two hours with a local guide learning about the monastery's history and architecture, which blends Gothic and Renaissance styles. Hear the story of La Moreneta, the Black Madonna wood carving found in a cave and preserved in the basilica. The monastery houses approximately 80 Benedictine monks and includes several churches and hermitages.
120 min
Montserrat Mountains
Visit the audiovisual exhibition and taste four traditional local liquors. Afterward, have free time to enjoy the mountain views and visit a market selling local agricultural and typical products.
45 min
Cogwheel Train Descent
Descend from Montserrat on the cogwheel train. This ride offers panoramic views of the massif and natural surroundings, providing a distinctive perspective of the landscape.
60 min
Meeting point
Please find the Julia Travel Office in Ground floor, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08018 Barcelona, Spain. It is mandatory to check-in in the counter and after we will go to platform 19
End point
Please find the Julia Travel Office in Ground floor, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08018 Barcelona, Spain. It is mandatory to check-in in the counter and after we will go to platform 19
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Montserrat Afternoon Tour with Black Madonna Priority Access from Barcelona
by Julia Travel
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€118Overview
This half-day tour from Barcelona lasts about five and a half hours and includes transportation by air-conditioned coach. The trip begins with a coach ride to Montserrat, a mountain and monastery area known for its rocky landscape and cultural heritage. Visitors will spend about two hours at the Montserrat Monastery, where a local guide explains the site's history and architecture, including the Gothic and Renaissance styles of the basilica. The guide also recounts the story of the Black Madonna, a wooden carving known as La Moreneta, kept in the monastery church. Following the guided visit, the tour includes tasting four local liquors and access to the audiovisual exhibition “Espai Audio visual Montserrat.” Participants have some free time to enjoy the mountain scenery and browse a market selling local products. The tour concludes with a ride down the mountain on the Montserrat cogwheel train, offering panoramic views of the massif and its surroundings. A radio guide system is provided throughout the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Coach ride to Montserrat
Depart from Barcelona on a comfortable coach for a trip to Montserrat, a notable mountain range declared a National Park in 1987. The area is known for its unique rocky formations and cultural significance.
60 min
Abadia De Montserrat
Spend about two hours with a local guide learning about the monastery's history and architecture, which blends Gothic and Renaissance styles. Hear the story of La Moreneta, the Black Madonna wood carving found in a cave and preserved in the basilica. The monastery houses approximately 80 Benedictine monks and includes several churches and hermitages.
120 min
Montserrat Mountains
Visit the audiovisual exhibition and taste four traditional local liquors. Afterward, have free time to enjoy the mountain views and visit a market selling local agricultural and typical products.
45 min
Cogwheel Train Descent
Descend from Montserrat on the cogwheel train. This ride offers panoramic views of the massif and natural surroundings, providing a distinctive perspective of the landscape.
60 min
Meeting point
Please find the Julia Travel Office in Ground floor, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08018 Barcelona, Spain. It is mandatory to check-in in the counter and after we will go to platform 19
End point
Please find the Julia Travel Office in Ground floor, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08018 Barcelona, Spain. It is mandatory to check-in in the counter and after we will go to platform 19
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.