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Montserrat Morning Tour: Abbey and Scenic Railway
4.6
823 Ratings
Barcelona
Embark on a morning tour from Barcelona to the Montserrat Monastery, Catalonia’s crown jewel. Explore the stunning Gothic and Renaissance architecture of the Santa Maria Abbey and learn about its cultural significance. Beat the crowds and discover this hidden gem!
Embark on a morning tour from Barcelona to the Montserrat Monastery, Catalonia’s crown jewel. Explore the stunning Gothic and Renaissance architecture of the Santa Maria Abbey and learn about its cultural significance. Beat the crowds and discover this hidden gem!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Barcelona - Depart from Barcelona early in the morning to avoid the crowds when visiting Montserrat. The initial leg of the journey will be by bus, lasting approximately 1 hour.
- Cremallera de Montserrat - Disembark from the bus and enjoy a 15-minute ride on the Montserrat rack railway. This journey offers a view of the mountain’s distinctive…
- Barcelona - Depart from Barcelona early in the morning to avoid the crowds when visiting Montserrat. The initial leg of the journey will be by bus, lasting approximately 1 hour.
- Cremallera de Montserrat - Disembark from the bus and enjoy a 15-minute ride on the Montserrat rack railway. This journey offers a view of the mountain’s distinctive skyline and breathtaking scenery. The train features panoramic windows, allowing for a full appreciation of the landscape from Monistrol to Montserrat.
- Montserrat - Explore this remarkable location situated in an extraordinary mountain range, renowned for its stunning vistas, hiking paths, and monastery.
- Abadia de Montserrat - The guide will provide a tour of the area, allowing time to visit the Abbey and explore during free time. Visitors can see the Basilica, the Throne of the Virgin, and the Audiovisual Room.
- Montserrat Museum - After ascending the mountain on the cog railway, visitors will be immediately enveloped by the spirituality of the place. The Montserrat Museum offers a chance to admire the rich cultural heritage it contains.
- La Botiga - Savor the mountain flavors with a tasting of Montserrat liquors. Following this, the return trip to Barcelona’s center will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
What's Included
- Ticket to Montserrat’s Museum
- Ticket to Montserrat Rack Railway
- Guided Visit with a professional Guide
- Liquors Tasting
- Round transfer from the meeting point to the Monastery and back
- Access to the Audiovisual Room
- Access to the Throne of the Virgin
- Ticket to Montserrat’s Museum
- Ticket to Montserrat Rack Railway
- Guided Visit with a professional Guide
- Liquors Tasting
- Round transfer from the meeting point to the Monastery and back
- Access to the Audiovisual Room
- Access to the Throne of the Virgin
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Discover the jewel in Catalonia’s crown before the crowds arrive on this morning access to Monserrat. With this tour, you will go up to the mountain by the rack railway and you will visit the Santa Maria of Montserrat Abbey with your guide. Admire the abbey’s impressive Gothic and renaissance architecture, and gain insight into the role it plays in…
Discover the jewel in Catalonia’s crown before the crowds arrive on this morning access to Monserrat. With this tour, you will go up to the mountain by the rack railway and you will visit the Santa Maria of Montserrat Abbey with your guide. Admire the abbey’s impressive Gothic and renaissance architecture, and gain insight into the role it plays in Catalonia’s rich culture.
Only tour that provides tickets to all areas that allow visitors
- Please note: All tours are run in both English and Spanish
- It is mandatory that children under 11 years old seat on a baby car seat. Amigo Tours can not provide it. Please bring your own baby car seat.
Location
Av. del Marquès de l'Argentera, 6
Avinguda del Marquès de l'Argentera
The guide will be waiting on the "Estación de Francia" with a sign of Amigo Tours. You can arrive on the subway line L4 to the "Barceloneta" station, once there, take the exit to "Plaça Pau Vila". You can arrive also on bus line 47. The meeting point is at the main entrance of the station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(823 Ratings)
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V2226goivanc
Feb 11, 2025
Anna the best guide. - Anna best guide ever, very knowledgeable and full of energy. Definitely best tour so far. I'll recommend it go with Anna .
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W8257fkmiked
Jan 27, 2025
Monserrat: Magnificent Memories Made - Anna was a terrific guide! She was very professional and knowledgeable and quite fun. She made our time at Monserrat quite memorable. This is a must do tour if you are visiting Barcelona and Anna is the best in the business!
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Nanb9376zp
Jan 21, 2025
Wonderful adventure - I would like to sincerely thank Anna for being our guide during the Montserrat tour. Her professionalism, knowledge, and passion for the history of this amazing place made our visit unforgettable. Anna's engaging stories and insights allowed us to fully appreciate the beauty of Montserrat. It was a true pleasure having her as our guide!
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Bridie
Jan 21, 2025
Awesome Experience - The trip was well organised and our guide, Anna, was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the history of Montseratt.
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Maria_r
Jan 10, 2025
Magic Montserrat - Wonderful experience. This tour exceeded our expectations.
Thanks to our excellent tour guide Gloria and our driver Fausto from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, you are the best.
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Olekv2024
Dec 31, 2024
Very good. - Amigo Tours is recommended. Punctual, professional, comfortable. A trip to Mount Monserrat is must have. Thanks to our companion Milena and Amigo Tours.
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Yasmar_f
Dec 20, 2024
Spiritual experience - Beautiful and magical experience. The views, the monastery is just fantastic. You can feel connected
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Melanie_b
Dec 18, 2024
Not so fun on a foggy day - The black Madonna is beautiful and special to see.
Unfortunately the weather was cold and so foggy that we could not see any of the surrounding mountains, which I think would have enhanced the experience.
Our guide, though nice, was clearly not on his game. He really didn’t give us much information and was difficult to understand.
We didn’t have any time for the tasting so that was also disappointing.
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Diana_g
Jan 1, 2025
Spend an entiree day - there is a lot to see and do. - Black Madonna, scenery. Tour paid for several items we couldn't enjoy because there was no time. Liquor tasting - line long & we had no time to do it and stand inline. Funicular to top, same. Tour guide was good. Train ride interesting.
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Jianna_a
Dec 27, 2024
See Montserrat, don't see it with Amigo tours - While Montserrat was beautiful the trip with Amigo tours was underwhelming and disappointing.
Arriving at Montserrat was when the poor planning started to show. We arrived in Montserrat at 9am, beating the heavier waves of people, however we started by falling in line to enter the basilica to view the Black Virgin Statue and this took up more than 40min of our 4 hours in the city. Our guide, though sweet, shared a few facts about the Monastery guided us to the entrance, shared our pick-up point and time and this was the last I'd see of her for the rest of my "optional tour". After exiting the basilica most of my tour group had already scattered into wandering the small city alone.
I arrived at the pick-up location 2 minutes late. After 10 minutes passed and I saw no one from my group I messaged Amigo Tours App and Help number, neither answered. I waited another 5min before calling their "urgent" line and when I did I was informed that my tour bus had merely left. I had received no call, no text, no email- about the buses departure (though this information was all given to the company). To make matters worse when asked what they could do to help me return to Barcelona (which is 2 hours away by public transport) the Amigo Tours help center said: We cannot help. I suggest you visit an Information desk.
The tour is not a tour. I'd say for transport and entrance into the various things in the city the fee is well worth it. However I did not receive a return journey home and had I left at the correct time, I would not have had time to actually make use of my tickets. If you are expecting a combined entrance fee and are ok with a rushed run through of Montserrat - go ahead! If you want a tour and the time to experience a new place with a bus that won't leave you stranded in a mountain city, choose elsewhere.
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