Day trip

Barcelona: Montserrat Tour, Monastery & Optional Wine/Lunch

Activity provider: Castlexperience
Day trip

Barcelona: Montserrat Tour, Monastery & Optional Wine/Lunch

Activity provider: Castlexperience
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From US$ 68.39 per person

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Board a cogwheel train, visit a historic monastery on the Montserrat mountain range, and admire some incredible views. Choose from a half-day tour or upgrade to a full-day trip.

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Duration 5 - 9 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Travel through to the breathtaking multi-peaked mountain range of Montserrat
  • Admire scenic views from the cogwheel train up the mountain-side monastery
  • Learn about the rich history of the Montserrat Abbey on a small-group walking tour
  • Discover the site’s hidden gems and beautiful landscapes during your free exploration time
  • Upgrade to a full-day tour option and enjoy wine tastings and lunch at a picturesque winery
Full description

Experience an unforgettable guided group tour to Montserrat, Catalonia's most famous mountain range. Take in the beauty of its natural rolling landscape and discover the history and traditions of its medieval monastery. After your bus journey from Barcelona, board the cogwheel train up to the monastery and admire the beautiful nature and iconic multi-peaked mountain range of Montserrat. Once at the monastery, your guide will take you on a walking tour of the historical center of the complex. 

Learn about the rich history of the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, an 11th-century monastery that still functions to this day. Entry to the monastery is included in the tour price. Use the allotted free time to wander freely. Plan ahead and book your time slot to visit the famous Black Madonna. See paintings by Picasso, El Greco, and Dali at the Montserrat Museum. During your free time, you can also ride the funicular train up the side of the mountain to get even better viewpoints of the monastery.  Travelers who booked the half-day tour option will return to Barcelona after the visit to Montserrat. If you chose a full-day tour option, you'll continue toward a beautiful boutique winery. Arrive at the winery and, depending on the food option you booked, enjoy a light tapas or multi-course lunch. Admire amazing views of the winery and Montserrat mountains as you feast on traditional foods of the region. After your meal, wander around the vineyards, learn about the wine-making process, and enjoy a wine tasting session, before traveling back to Barcelona.

Includes
  • Cogwheel train ticket
  • English-speaking guide
  • Small-group walking tour (20 people maximum)
  • 1.5 hours of free time at Montserrat
  • Entry to the Basilica of Montserrat
  • Air-conditioned bus
  • Tasting of 3 local wines (if one of the full-day options is selected)
  • Tapas lunch (if 7-hour option selected)
  • Multi-course lunch (if 9-hour option selected)
  • Lunch (unless a full-day tour option is selected)
  • Museum entrance ticket
  • Funicular train ticket
  • Access to the Black Madonna

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Date

Meeting point

• Meet at Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord (North Bus Station): Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80. The bus station is located 5 minutes from Arc de Triomf • Look for the Castlexperience Office (Top Floor - Section B - Ticket office A, B or C)

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Water
  • Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

  • The driving portion of the tour will be in a bus with a maximum 70 people, but the guided walking tours will be in groups of a maximum 20 people
  • For options including food, this tour caters to all dietary allergies or restrictions and there is no need to warn the tour operator beforehand
  • Infants aged 3 or under may join the tour free of charge, but please note that baby seats are not provided
  • You may need to purchase tickets online and stand in line to see the Black Madonna. Your guide will inform you about the estimated waiting time on the day of your visit
  • If you have reduced mobility requirements, contact the tour operator after you make your booking
  • Temperatures in Montserrat and the winery tend to be more extreme than in Barcelona. Please check the weather forecast the day before and dress accordingly
  • On Sundays in May, September, and October the Basilica will be closed so entry might not be possible
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 1186 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5
  • Safety
    4.8/5

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Everything was very well organised, we did all the activities on time and our guides were super friendly. Montserrat is beautiful, I will recommend to go the chorus in the chapel (during our free time). A particular thanks to Gus - our tour guide for the all trip. You can tell, he loves sharing knowledge about the city, the history of the monastery and the wine (testing option). He also gave us great recommendations for our free time (the chorus was his idea!).

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March 18, 2023

The place is really beautiful up there. Would definitely recommend everyone going to the cross at the top. It gets really windy but totally worth the experience. Our guide Nerea was really sweet and attentive. Give us a detailed background about the monastery. She was sweet enough to give my friend a glass of wine even though it was not part of our package. The only drawback I felt that the free time should be a little more. Even half hour more we could have explored a bit, since we walked up to the cross it took us about 40 minutes and we were hardly left with time to do anything. But overall an amazing experience. Thank you Nerea!

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March 11, 2023

Massive kudos to Edu!!! He made this tour especially enjoyable and fulfilling with his explanations. I laughed and learned so much at the same time. We had a good amount of time to see the monastery and a chance to try liqueurs (with a free sugar loaf!). We had the tapas and wine and it was really cool to learn about the production processes. Overall a very comfortably-paced tour to enjoy the irreplaceable charm of Montserrat. Don't think just book.

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March 10, 2023

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