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From Barcelona: Half Day Tour to Montserrat at your Own Pace
5h45
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Stop At: Abadia de Montserrat, Carretera BP-1121 S/N, 08199 Montserrat Spain
Santa Maria de Montserrat is an abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict located on the mountain of Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Montserrat Museum, Montserrat Spain
During 19th Century, the monastery was destroyed and removed, and it lost all its historical heritage. Everything that it’s nowadays at the Museum of Montserrat has come from new acquisitions and private donations in a recovery environment and significant presence in the Catalan society with European and global irradiation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Escolania de Montserrat, Spain
The boy's choir at Montserrat are called L'Escolania. They are renowned around the world for the high standard of music that they produce. During your trip to Montserrat, chances are that you will want to see the Boy's Choir perform.
Concert at Montserrat: Salve and Virolai. Monday to Friday at 1 pm and Sundays at 12 pm. Holiday Season: until August 21st
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Abadia de Montserrat, Carretera BP-1121 S/N, 08199 Montserrat Spain
Santa Maria de Montserrat is an abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict located on the mountain of Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Montserrat Museum, Montserrat Spain
During 19th Century, the monastery was destroyed and removed, and it lost all its historical heritage. Everything that it’s nowadays at the Museum of Montserrat has come from new acquisitions and private donations in a recovery environment and significant presence in the Catalan society with European and global irradiation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Escolania de Montserrat, Spain
The boy's choir at Montserrat are called L'Escolania. They are renowned around the world for the high standard of music that they produce. During your trip to Montserrat, chances are that you will want to see the Boy's Choir perform.
Concert at Montserrat: Salve and Virolai. Monday to Friday at 1 pm and Sundays at 12 pm. Holiday Season: until August 21st
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Round trip Barcelona - Montserrat - Barcelona by comfortable bus
- English-Spanish guide on the bus
- The duration of the tour includes the round trip to the destination
Not included
- Pick up service
- Tips
- Lunch
- Any not specified service
- Entry/Admission - Abadia de Montserrat
- Entry/Admission - Montserrat Museum
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children under 7 years old are free of charge
- Comfortable round trip by comfortable bus
- Careful attention and tour guide in the bus
- Expert bilingual English-Spanish guide
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
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As the name of the tour suggests, you're basically just paying for a ride. Our guide was young and still learning, but he had some good information, even though he was reading off a tablet in the van and people in the back couldn't hear him. He wasn't very professional. Didn't even care to get everybody's names, so the whole thing felt awkward, like we didn't belong there. Also, there are several tour companies that pick up from the same spot. Madrid Bus Vision is the one with the yellow umbrella, but we had no way of knowing that without asking someone. Our driver was also crazy. He was speeding down a windy mountain road and tail gating a truck on the way down.I didn't know the monastery can be reached by road, and we ended up having to wait 10 minutes for three other passengers who took the train. After they finally arrived our guide lead us around for 10 minutes and gave us some historic information. He then said, "Those who purchased tickets for the museum, come with me. The rest of you are free to do whatever you want." WHOAH WHOAH WHOAH! Nowhere did we read that museum tickets needed to be purchased in advance, so we didn't get to see it. In addition, we didn't even get to see the Black Madonna or choir because, I didn't book this tour to stand in line for one hour. So with over an hour to kill, we started exploring around and found a nice hiking trail through the rocks and forest, which killed most of the time. Then we basically paced back and forth between the shops, restaurants and street vendors before our guide arrived. That's right, the entire complex is lined with shops, restaurants, hotels, street vendors and cars. Not to mention, the original monastery was destroyed by the French in the 1800s, so everything you see was built within the last two centuries. Also, the monastery is very small, and unless you plan to see the museum and Madonna, it can be toured in 10 minutes. I thought this would be one of the highlights of my trip, and was disappointed to see this sacred place had been turned into a commercialized tourist trap. Had I known this, I would have booked a tour to another place. But I can't blame the tour company or guide for what the place has become, which is why I'm not giving this tour a 1.