Note: If you arrive before 12:00 on Sunday or holidays or before 3:00 on all other days, visit the Basilica first. If you arrive later, leave it for the afternoon along with the visit to the Virgin and begin with the outing to the top of the mountain.
Brief description: Santa María de Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery situated 720 metres above sea level. A ...
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Brief description: When you come back from the monastery, we recommend visiting the Moreneta. Whether you are a believer or not, it's worth visiting the different parts of the abbey, seeing the image of the Virgin and entering the Capilla del Altar (altar chapel).
Cost: free.
Length of visit: 30 minutes.
Hours: You can always visit from 08:00 to 10:30 and from ...
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If you didn't bring sandwiches with you, we recommend making a pit stop at La Plata bar (at the end of the street leading to the rack railway) and buying some sandwiches (4.70€) and water or soft drinks (1.40€) for a picnic on the top of Montserrat.
Take the Sant Joan funicular (follow the signs in front of the information office) to the top. It leaves every 20 ...
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Brief description: Site of the discovery of the Virgin in 880 A.D. Legend has it that one Saturday at dusk, some shepherd children saw a bright light descend from the sky, accompanied by a beautiful melody, and alight halfway up the mountain. After several weeks and repeated visions, they found a cave in which they discovered the image of Santa María. They tried ...
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