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Montserrat Monastery Half Day Experience from Barcelona

By Barcelona Local Experiences
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
The previous price was CA $119 and current price is CA $95 per adult
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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.

Activity location

  • Montserrat
    • Montserrat, Spain, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Estación de Francia
    • 6 Avinguda del Marquès de l'Argentera
    • 08003, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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Montserrat with Black Madonna
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Duration: 5 hours: 50 minutes ride back and forth, and 3 full hours to visit Montserrat.
Montserrat Experience: Enjoy the best views in this 5-hour return Tour from Barcelona. Visit the Black Madonna and take free time on your own.
Luxury Air-Conditioned Bus

Language options: English
Starting time: 1:30 p.m.
Price details
CA $118.97
CA $95.18 x 1 AdultCA $95.18
Total
The previous price was CA $118.97 and current price is CA $95.18
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included2 Hour Free Time to Explore Montserrat on Your Own
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound transfer from the centre of Barcelona to the Monastery
  • What's includedWhat's included"Montserrat with La Moreneta" option ONLY includes Ticket to La Moreneta and audiovisual space
  • What's includedWhat's included'Montserrat + Winery + Lunch" option includes a full meal at the Farmhouse
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-Speaking Professional Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included'Montserrat + Winery + Lunch" option includes a ride with coghweel train
  • What's includedWhat's includedSmall Group
  • What's includedWhat's included"Montserrat with Boys' Choir" option ONLY includes Ticket to listen to the Boys' Choir
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks in the Half Day options
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible (Please let us know if this is your case since we need to arrange with the bus in advance)
  • 'Montserrat with Boys' choir' option is available from Monday to Friday. The Tour starts at 9.30am
  • 'Montserrat + winery + lunch' option is a full day tour, available from Monday to Saturday. The Tour starts at 8.30am
  • 'Montserrat with La Moreneta' option is available from Monday to Sunday. The Tour starts at 8.30am and at 1.30pm.
  • We meet all travellers at a meeting point. Travellers cannot enter their own pickup location.
  • The tour guide will be waiting at the meeting point, holding a red burgundy umbrella.

Activity itinerary

Montserrat
  • 3h
Montserrat is a mountain top monastery situated on top of 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 for people around the world. Once in Montserrat, enjoy a 45-minute small group guided tour, and then you will have 2 hours to explore on your own. You can visit the Museum, taste the monastery’s homemade liquor, go for an easy walk to Saint Miguel's cross for an incredible viewpoint, go up the Sant Joan Funicular, take wonderful pictures, buy local products from the farmer's market, and more.
Abadia de Montserrat
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The origin of the monastery is uncertain, but it is believed that the Virgin of Monsterrat (La Moreneta) was found around 880. (8.30 am and 1.30 pm tours include tickets to La Moreneta). According to the legends, the monks built 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’ Choirs in Europe, performs during religious ceremonies (you can listen to them on the 9.30 am tour).
Montserrat Museum
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
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.
Sant Joan Funicular Lower Station
  • 45m
  • 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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMontserrat
    • Montserrat, Spain, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEstación de Francia
    • 6 Avinguda del Marquès de l'Argentera
    • 08003, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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