Montserrat Half Day Experience from Barcelona


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From $64.77

123 reviews   (4.77)

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 5 hours

Departs: spain, spain

TicketType: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

Discover the wonders of the famous mountain Montserrat, a national Park and place of pilgrimage from millions of people around the world. Join your tour guide in an air-conditioned private vehicle in Barcelona for a drive up the mountain of Montserrat, named after its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations, it literally means saw mountain. Enjoy the view and hear about Montserrat’s Basilica and Monastery, home of la Moreneta (Black Madonna). We offer an early access to visit Montserrat Monastery before the crowds arrive. Once we arrive, you will enjoy a guided tour (45 minutes), where we will discover what is Montserrat and its the secrets, enter the basilica and touch the famous Black Madonna. After that, during your free time (2-hour), visit the farmer’s market, go to an easy walk to the Saint Miguel cross to enjoy a breathtaking view of Montserrat, take the Sant Joan Funicular, and much more. The tour concludes with a trip back to the meeting point in Barcelona.


What's Included

English guided tour in Montserrat

Free time to explore Montserrat

Professional tour guide

Round transfer from the centre of Barcelona to the Monastery

Small-group

Ticket to visit La Moreneta and audiovisual space

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
  • CHILD: Age: 5 - 17
  • ADULT: Age: 18 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Montserrat
Montserrat is a mountain top monastery situated on top an unusual rock mountain. It is the highest point of the Catalan lowlands. Montserrat monastery hosts “la Moreneta”, also called Black Madonna. The legend says that the benedictine monks found the statue, and they could not move the statue to build their monastery, so they decided to construct it around the statue. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. Nowadays, it is a site of pilgrimage of people around the world.
Once in Montserrat, enjoy a 45 minutes small group guided tour, and then you will have 2 hours to explore. You can visit la Moreneta, enter to the Museum, taste the monastery’s homemade liquor, go to an easy walk to the Saint Miguel cross, take the Sant Joan Funicular, and more.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Abadia de Montserrat
The origin of the monastery is uncertain, but it is believed that the Virgin of Monsterrat (la Moreneta) was found around 880. According to the legends, the monks build the monastery around the statue. The monastery still functions to this day with over 70 monks. The basilica of Montserrat began its construction in the 16th century, and now houses an art museum. It is also the place where la Escolania, one of the oldest Boys’ Choir in Europe, performs during religious ceremonies.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Montserrat Museum
In your free time, you can visit the Montserrat museum, which hosts six permanent art collections and two temporary. You will find pieces from famous artists such as Picasso, Dalí, Caravaggio, and also unknown but talented artists.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

In your free time, take the funicular and enjoy the panoramic view of the mountain. The funicular offers a view of the monastery as well as the breathtaking views from the Pyrenees. At the top, you can also visit Aula de Natura (Nature Centre), where you will learn about the history, flora and fauna of the mountain.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included


Reviews

Great tour
Frederica M, 26-09-2022
Our Guide was terrific. The area is beautiful and the view from the top were amazing. I highly recommend this tour
Wonderful experience!
Allen T, 23-09-2022
The scenery on the ride up was absolutely mesmerizing
once we arrived we sample cheeses from local farmers and toward the Basilica. It was a transformative experience that I would highly recommend.
Montserrat Half Day
Q8700LGmartinm, 24-09-2022
A brilliant day out, our guide Daniel was fantastic and the views from Montserrat are amazing. Recommend to anyone visiting Barcelona
Excellent tour
SCOOKE1992, 28-09-2022
Daniel was a great guide - was very knowledgeable and friendly. Got lots of free time for photos and exploring. Would recommend to anyone visiting Barcelona as a 1/2 day trip.
Good half day tour
P685KOkathys, 24-09-2022
Enjoyed the history on the ride to Montserrat. Good balance of organized tour and free time. Daniel answered several questions and made the trip fun.




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