2 Days / 1 Night: Barcelona and Montserrat - English Only

 

Montserrat Mountain is a place of wonder. The most peaceful moment is in the evening during the Vespres, when the monks and children sing -it is magical. The next day you
can see the sunrise, and have plenty of time to take the funicular for some incredible views. You can do some hiking, or a more cultural visit with the museum and taste of local food.

You will visit Barcelona and Montserrat with a guided orientation tour. At your own choice you will be able to see the Black Madonna or the Vespres & Children’s Choir. You will enjoy dinner, night & breakfast at hotel. You will visit the museum and then taste the fresh cheese called mató. Then you will go to the Sant Joan Funicular and finally meet your guide. Please meet us at Plaça Catalunya. The assistant guide will provide with all the information you need. You will join the afternoon Montserrat tour, for transport and guide to Montserrat.

Once in Montserrat, the guide will accompany you to the hotel, where you will check in and meet the guide about an hour later. The guide will return and give you an overview tour, as well as all the information about things to do and entrance tickets that you need. You are then free to do as you will. We recommend that you visit the Monastery and the Black Madonna. Be at the basilica at 6.45 pm so you can see the Vespers, the evening singing of the Escolania, boys’ choir. You can't miss it! Please note, the Escolania children’s choir sings in the evening on school dates from Monday to Thursday, together with Montserrat monks. On Fridays you can also listen to the Vespers, Salve Regina and Motet, but only by the Montserrat monks.

You can then return to your hotel, where you can have dinner, spend the night and have breakfast the next day.

First thing in the morning, you can take the Funicular for the extraordinary views and, if you wish to, return on a 2-3 hours hike back down to the monastery. After that, you can have lunch in the monastery area, there are a few restaurants available (this lunch is not included in the tour). You can end the day with a visit to the museum and audiovisual centre, which has some archaeological treasures from ancient Egypt and a beautiful art collection with paintings by Greco, Picasso and Dalí. And we will give you a taste of Mató fresh cheese. In the early morning you will meet the guide of the second day Montserrat Tour, which you will join to return to Barcelona. We will arrive to Plaça Catalunya in the evening.

Languages
English

Redeem information
Voucher type: Printed
Printed Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.

Location
Starting point:
Turisme de Barcelona Information Office at Plaça de Catalunya

End point: Same as starting point

Schedule
Duration: 1,5 days

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide
Tips type: Included