A One Day Trip from Barcelona. One hour from Barcelona, specially designed for hiking lovers, to discover and explore the natural terrain and the iconic peaks of Montserrat Mountain. History and spirituality will also be something that you will discover. Visit the Monastery of Montserrat (16th-century) and its “Black Madonna”. Hike for 4 hours always in small group of 8 people or less and enjoy a picnic lunch with local products. Check with us for groups of more than 8 people.
Includes:
– Roundtrip Transportation: Barcelona-Montserrat · Montserrat-Barcelona
– Funicular up to St. Joan.
– Lunch (picnic) and water.
– A Professional Mountain Guide.
– 4 hour hike through Montserrat Natural Park
– Accident insurance. Health assistance.
Excludes:
– Gratuities (optional)
Pick up at 8:00 at your meeting point in Barcelona. Your mountain guide will take you to Montserrat. Enjoy the ride throughout the mountainous countryside. We always drive air-conditioned vehicles.
Once at Montserrat, visit Santa Maria de Montserrat, the mountain’s Benedictine monastery. Admire the ‘Black Madonna’, a carving from the 12th-century, known as La Moreneta (the Dark One).
Departing from the monastery, ride the St Joan funicular railway, ascending to the middle part of Montserrat Mountain range. With its glass roof, it offers spectacular views of Montserrat Mountain and the monastery.
At this point, the hike begins. We’ll climb an iconic peak of the massif of Montserrat: the Albarda Castellana (1.177 m). You will stop for a break in a unique and picturesque place with what had been an authentic shrine of hermits. Here, you will enjoy the local products lunch, (picnic) in the company of wonderful views.
After lunch, we’ll continue hiking and exploring a very quiet and little-known area of Montserrat. On your way down, heading back to the monastery you will discover other authentic shrines where the earliest inhabitants of Montserrat took refuge for over 1,000 years.
If we are lucky, you might even see Spanish goats in their natural environment.
We´ll return to the meeting point in Barcelona at around 17:30.
-Group: 2 to 8 people plus the guide. Check with us for groups of more than 8 people.
-What to Bring: Small backpack, hiking footwear, raincoat, polar fleece or similar warm layer, sunglasses. In summer, also bring a hat and sunscreen.
-Picnic lunch and 1l. water are included, but we recommend bringing snacks and drinks if you think you will need them.
-The tour will take place rain or shine but you’ll always have the possibility to change date depending on the forecast.
–Please advise any specific dietary requirements/allergies at time of booking.
Elevation Gain/Loss: +450 m (+1.500 ft)/ -740 m (-2.400 ft). Duration: 9,5 h.
Active Hiking Time: 4 h. Total distance hiked: 11 km (7 mi).
Level of effort: Medium Difficulty: Medium See Grades
