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Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey
A Benedictine abbey perched on the craggy rock face of Montserrat mountain, Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey serves as one of Catalonia's most important spiritual sites. Alongside the basilica and monastery, the grounds also feature a sanctuary famous for hosting the image of the patron saint of Catalonia, Our Lady of Montserrat. Featuring grand Gothic and Renaissance architecture, the basilica is a work of art in itself, but also houses a museum with paintings and sculptures from the likes of Picasso, El Greco, and Dali. If you're comfortable with heights, make the trip by cable car for superb views of the mountain and surrounding area. Work out when and for how long to visit Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey and other Montserrat attractions using our handy Montserrat trip planner.
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Montserrat is beautiful! The view from the mountain is one to remember. Of our many travels, it is the first time we saw rock formations like we we saw there. You can also stay for the church service.... more
Montserrat is beautiful! The view from the mountain is one to remember. Of our many travels, it is the first time we saw rock formations like we we saw there. You can also stay for the church service.... more »
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Wonderful scenery if you take one of the paths further up into the mountains which offer breathtaking panoramas. The monastery is huge and offers incredible architecture.
Wonderful scenery if you take one of the paths further up into the mountains which offer breathtaking panoramas. The monastery is huge and offers incredible architecture. more »
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Lovely place to visit. Very busy at the time, transport in was easy and an experience. Taking the funicular to the top was an experience and we would recommend going to the top of the second funicular. Amazing views and a nice walk back down. We went on the weekend and watching the local people make human stacks was really good to watch. Again, go early as it was getting very busy around Sunday mass time.
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I was expecting to enjoy this excursion the least, but it was definitely a highlight of my trip. We were able to watch the boys choir perform and their voices were incredible. The interior of the church is beautiful. My favorite part was taking a tram into the mountains and taking in the views. Some of my best pictures were taken on that mountain. 10/10 would recommend you visit the Abbey.
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