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Montserrat Monastery: Scenic Half-Day Natural Trip from Barcelona
4.2
131 Ratings
Barcelona
Escape the crowds of Barcelona and embark on a half-day trip to the breathtaking Montserrat Monastery. Discover the history, legends, and natural beauty of this scenic mountain destination.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Placa d’Espanya - Escape the busy city to experience one of the most important and beautiful sites for nature lovers and history buffs in the world. Just an hour away from hectic Barcelona you find this beautiful site that mixes rugged natural settings and stunning mountain views with an atmosphere of utter tranquillity.
What's Included
- Free time to explore Montserrat
- Return transportation in air-conditioned bus from Barcelona
- Black Madonna tickets (with Guided Tour option)
- Liquor and local pastry tasting (with Guided Tour option)
- Expert, English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience the unique tranquility of nature by embarking on an early-access, half-day trip to the magnificent Montserrat mountain, renowned for its ‘serrated’ appearance. Nestled in the heart of this mountain, over a kilometer above sea level, is a historic medieval monastery, constructed amid natural rock towers and steeped in ancient tales. Only an hour’s journey from the bustling city of Barcelona, this spectacular location presents untouched natural beauty, breathtaking vistas of the mountain range, and an atmosphere of profound serenity.
- Not for anyone with impairments requiring special assistance.
- Also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages on our group tours
- Please be aware that entrance into the Montserrat Monastery requires a strict dress code. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women
Location
Av. Diagonal, 355
Avinguda Diagonal
The meeting point is at Av. Diagonal 355, on the narrow sidewalk in-between the two vehicle-accessible streets. The guide will be waiting with a City Wonders flag
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(131 Ratings)
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Roysk7862ov
Jun 18, 2024
Amazing Tour - Lana was a amazing guide. She is well educated and knowledgeable about the area far beyond the tour.
The tour of Montserrat was great. I only wish I had more time to explore as you can't see everything in one day. It's a very Beautiful place with a rich history.
The Wine tasting was great. I would recommend it to everyone. Family owned and the wine is made with true passion.
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Dizzidai
May 21, 2024
Montserrat with Evan the tour guide - The guide- Evan was knowledgeable and very accommodating. He was receptive to questions and provided a of wealth knowledge. His personality was very warm and personable and contributed to a wonderful experience.
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Billt677
May 21, 2024
Great tour and guide - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable in the history at Montserrant. But it didn’t stop just at the tour but in general all round were very pleased!
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Eric_r
Apr 28, 2024
Montserrrat uniquely! - Lana led us thru a wonderful tour of a small group of 8. Horrible weather which was very unusual, but she gave great advisement for alternative plans until the fog burned off! The museum at Montserrat is free and has many treasures of Dali, Miró, Monet and Picasso. What a find! The winery tour was a comprehensive process tour and then a lovely Catalan lunch- plenty of food! 3 tastings. It was a lovely 7h that went by so quickly with Lana narrating much more and teaching much more than expected!
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Lisa_b
Oct 27, 2023
Incredible insightful experience - Robert the tour guide was INCREDIBLE! So knowledgeable (about the landscape, the history and the monastery) he made our visit the highlight of our Barcelona trip. The monastery itself was wonderful, and it felt very special to see see and touch the Black Madonna. We chose with our freetime to visit the gallery and were blown away by the quality of the exhibits - great value for money
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Julienbv4699dg
Oct 25, 2023
Great trip outside Barcelona - This half day trip to Montserrat was really nice. It's a great way to escape the city. Seamless organization. Highly recommend.
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Nathalie_p
Oct 14, 2023
Montserrat Experience - As a Roman Catholic, this trip is a must see. I suggest that they provide a Label or something to let the travelers know that it was the tour. (Viator told me it was a bus), well it was not it was a tourist van (a nice one) and so we had to spend around 10 minutes looking for a “bus” . We missed the wine tasting and food tasting because of the lack of time. I just hope that the price wenpaid included a Basilica entrance. Tour guide is very much knowledgeable… Over all, a bit pricey but this was the only tour left for me to choose. Seeing God’s wonderful creation is priceless anyway.
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Allen_c
Nov 2, 2023
Organise the online booking people was confuse because our names where not on the list. - Where not on the list during the trip even other people driver was confuse or have the wrong list of people, But the driver was nice and the trip was ok
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Fam_g
Dec 31, 2023
The bus leaves 30 min... - The bus leaves 30 min late.....WITHOUT the tourguide!! We have to arrange everything on our one. Never never book with City Wonders again.
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Howard_d
Oct 22, 2023
No show host - Host did not show up we waited for nothing and lost valuable time on our vacation, and missed out on a wonderful opportunity. We complained to the tour operator , they gave us a refund that’s it. No compensation for our waisted time etc.
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