8-Hour Private Tour Barcelona and Montserrat

Barcelona, Spain

See the best of the city and the country all in one day with this private full-day tour of Barcelona and Montserrat. Start in the magical city of Barcelona, where a private guide will take you to some of the city’s most famous attractions, including La Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera/ Casa Mila, Paseo de Gracia and Montjuic and Port Olympic. Then head outside the city to the stunning mountain of Montserrat, where you will visit the famous black Madonna and the historic Benedictine abbey. Roundtrip transportation from your hotel or port is included.

Get picked up from your hotel or port by a private guide/driver and take off for an exciting tour of one of Spain’s most popular cities. Visit several of Antoni Gaudi´s masterpieces including the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló and La Pedrera/ Casa Mila. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Passeig de Gracia, also know as the most luxurious street in the city.

Continue on to Plaza Catalunya in the heart of Barcelona, then head up Montjuic to see where the 1992 Summer Olympics were held. Visit Plaza Espanya, The National Palace and Olympic Area, Las Ramblas, Paseo Colon, the Columbus Monument, and the Port and the Olympic Village. After spending the morning exploring the city, head off to Montserrat Mountain to see one of the most stunning natural areas near Barcelona.

Also known as ‘The Magic Mountain,’ Montserrat was Spain’s first national park. It is made up of sedimentary rock that appears strikingly pink, and its rock formations are visible from a great distance. Travel by road, railway, or the Aeri de Montserrat cable car to the Santa Maria de Montserrat, a Benedictine abbey and home to the ‘black Madonna’ or Virgin of Montserrat. See the sanctuary, which is thought by some to be the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. At the end of the day your private guide will drop you off back at your hotel or port.