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Montserrat Day Trip from Barcelona Including Lunch and Wine Tasting
Barcelona, Spain
Explore the amazing monastery of Montserrat on this day trip from Barcelona. Marvel at its panoramic views, scenic walks and the Escolania boy’s choir accompanied by your local guide. Flavour an amazing Catalan country lunch and head to the Penedes region where you will visit a boutique winery, visiting its vineyard and tasting local wines and cavas.
Meet your guide at the designated meeting point in Central Barcelona and hop on your van to start your day trip to Montserrat.
Located about an hour to the west of Barcelona is one of Catalonia's most magnificent geological sites, Montserrat.
This name, which can be translated as 'Serrated Mountain' is breathtaking and the views that you'll gain from the 11th Century landmark at 725 meters, are not to be missed.
Once you arrive, you will make your way to the Monastery and Basilica, where you will have the opportunity to explore the unbelievable plazas, lookouts, chapels and sanctuaries. You will enter the Basilica to see the famous "Black Virgin", enjoying a walk through the chapels along the way, followed by an incredibly scenic walk along the "Rosary of Montserrat", which leads to the sacred cave of Santa Cova. If you would wish to reduce your walking through these places, you will be able to ride the cog-wheel train (at your own expense)
Before departing, you will hear the Escolania (the famous Boys' Choir) sing their daily short performance in the Basilica.
Of course, taking in all the amazing beauty and majesty of Montserrat builds up quite an appetite, so after listening to the choir your tour will continue to one of the local restaurants in a village near the mountain to enjoy a great lunch of traditional Catalan cuisine.
After lunch you will be taken to the Penedes region, where the day trip will end. There you will visit the vineyard and enjoy a private tasting of several of their fantastic wines and cavas, before heading back to Barcelona.
We had a great time our tour Andrew guide was fantastic, took his time in explaining everything in details. Well worth the money and time. Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Amanda B, July 2016
Great day out, sadly didn and #39;t see the choir though as they are on hols. _br/_ Lunch was fab and the guide was cool._br/_ Unfortunately the air con on the bus was a bit inadequate for the super hot day but that and #39;s the only fault I can find._br/_ Would recommend!
Review by: Sally K, July 2016
Absolutely wonderful. Richard the Tour leader just made the whole day fun and informative. Money well spent.
Review by: Zachary F, July 2016
Dan was great! Very friendly, informative but casual. We had plenty of time to do activities of our choosing at our own leisure if desired, but also not rushed by the group activities either. Had we been in Barcelona longer we would certainly have done another one of your tours with him.
Review by: Scott K, June 2016
Excellent tour. John was awesome....laid back, friendly, perfectly balanced information and time to explore. Thoroughly enjoyed both Mont Serrat and the wine tasting events!
Review by: Mark R, June 2016
Spanish Traiils, What a terrific Operator. Small Van, only 5 of us. We got to Motserrat army and got to see the major attractions before 35 coach loads arrived. And managed to get down the mountain before them too. Well planned. The lunch was amazing and so authentic. The winery was a really great piece of local culture and history. We were able to customise the day a bit due to 1 van and small group. Martin our guide was a proud and knowledgable local who also ensured we had all the knoweldge for the best bits of Barcelona afterwards. Nothing was too much trouble. A very easy pace. Relaxed itinerary. And all round amazing day to see the region. The only thing I would say is that the Museum At Montserrat is a MUST do. And this is not really explained or allocated a lot of time for. What a find, with original works by Monet. Picasso, Dali, Cessane, Rembrandt. Egyptian Mummies. And more. This alone is worth the trip to Montserrat.
Review by: Michael B, June 2015
The tour was awesome. John was a great guide. All of Montserrat, the lunch, and the winery experience were top notch.
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