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Private Half-Day Montserrat Tour: Discover Spanish National Park Wonders
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Montserrat
Embark on a private half-day tour to Montserrat, a Spanish National Park and place of pilgrimage. Explore the Basilica and Monastery, enjoy stunning views, and experience the wonders of this famous mountain.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Montserrat - 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 of people around the world. Once in Montserrat, enjoy 45 minutes guided tour, and then you will have 2 hours to explore. You can visit la Moreneta, enter the Museum, taste the monastery’s homemade liquor, go for an easy walk. - 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. - Montserrat Museum - In your free time, you can visit the Montserrat Museum, which hosts six permanent art collections and two temporary ones. You will find pieces from famous artists such as Picasso, Dalí, Caravaggio, and also unknown but talented artists. - Sant Joan Funicular Lower Station - 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 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.
What's Included
- Pickup and dropoff from your accommodation in Barcelona
- Licensed and passionate tour guide
- Guided tour of Montserrat Abbey
- Free time to explore Montserrat at your leisure
- Comfortable, air-conditioned round-trip transport from Barcelona
What's Not Included
- Food & drink
- Gratuities
- Sant Joan Funicular Lower Station Single journey € 8.75, Return € 13.00
- Montserrat museum entry fee 8,00 €
Additional Information
Embark on a private half-day excursion to Montserrat, a renowned mountain serving as a National Park and a pilgrimage destination for countless global visitors. We kick-off from a location of your convenience, venturing out of the concrete jungle in our private, air-conditioned vehicle.
Take delight in the landscape and enjoy a 45-minute guided expedition around the Basilica and Monastery of Montserrat, the dwelling place of La Moreneta, the Black Madonna. This tour has the advantage of early admittance to the monastery, avoiding the later throngs of tourists.
Leverage your spare hours to explore the museum, savor the home-brewed liquor of the monastery, take a leisurely strolling to the Saint Miguel cross, ride the Sant Joan Funicular, and marvel at the awe-inspiring views offered by Montserrat. The journey caps off with a return ride to your place of stay in Barcelona.
Location
Montserrat
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Francisco_g
Jul 30, 2024
Unusual - Pretty weird a pherodictyle flying over, but good experience overall. Back to precambric was exciting
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Kristal_h
Feb 6, 2024
Great tour of entire city. - Amazing day. The guide was excellent. Sunny and the park is so worth it. Give a city background with personal touch.
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Guide20779737506
Jan 3, 2024
Montserrat - no-one should miss it - On 30 December 2023, my husband and I travelled with Viator on a half-day trip from Barcelona to Monserrat (small group of 8 private tour). Monserrat is a magical place that no-one visiting Barcelona should miss. Magical because of its landscape, its history, its architecture, its spiritual significance. Our tour guide Javi was excellent - very professional, helpful, knowledgeable, lots of fun with a good sense of humour.
The only downside of the tour was the mini bus. We were the last couple to be picked up from our hotel so we had the front seat next to the driver -- normally that would be great but this seat is far too small for 2 people -- my poor husband felt very squashed and uncomfortable -- a real dappener on an otherwise amazing day. This isn't the tour guide's fault -- Viator should invest more in providing a comfortable vehicle for ALL its passengers. Perhaps we mayn't go with viator again if it can't provide 2 normal size seats for 2 normal-sized people instead of 1-1.5 size seats for 2 people!
On returning to Barcelona, I inadvertently left a small bag at the bag of the vehicle -- and was delighted to receive an sms from Javi that he had returned it to our hotel reception. I hadn't yet noticed that I had left it behind. Thanks again, Javi!
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Arun_s
Oct 14, 2023
I would highly recommend - Excellent presentation as well as courteous personality of the tour guide
All our 14 people group enjoyed the tour.
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X7908uasarahw
Sep 15, 2023
Wonderful experience! - We were so pleased that we chose this tour. Francesc was a wealth of information, and he made sure that our tour was absolutely everything that we wanted it to be. He and our driver Jordi even picked us up early so that we could beat the crowds. The views and the monastery alike are unforgettable.
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Meg_k
Jun 24, 2023
Worth it - What an experience!
The driver and guide were both so helpful to make this an amazing trip. It was personalized for our needs
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Relax83052
Jun 23, 2023
Awesoy - Very pleasant view and history of the site. Good guide from Milo and team as well. Will be back to soak in more after reading up on this site
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Randy_j
Apr 12, 2023
Best personal tour ever - Our guide Camilo was incredible. Very knowledgeable and help. Also Viator picked us up right where we were ending one tour and they drove us back to the port when we were finished. Great service
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Olivierlh3647nw
Jan 7, 2023
Alber our guide was the best! - We had our guide, Alber, for two days. Day 1 was Parc Guelle and Sagrada Familia and Day 2 was 1/2 day to Montserrat and a Cava tour and tasting. He was exceptional!!! Knowledgable is an understatement - he can talk about anything and has deep understandings about the culture and influences of it all. He handled our group of 19 with expertise, with ages from 11 to 83 that's quite a challenge. I would recommend him with 100% confidence. As for the company, bookings were great and the busses clean and nice, with excellent and accommodating drivers. Thanks, Alber!!!! The Larrauri's
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