Montserrat Tour: Sanctuary, Black Madonna, and Liquors

Embark on a captivating 4.5-hour tour from Barcelona to Montserrat Monastery. Ride the cog-wheel train, explore the sanctuary, and encounter the revered Black Madonna. Indulge in local liquors for a truly enchanting experience.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Julià Travel - Depart from the Barcelona office in a comfortable, air-conditioned coach heading towards Montserrat.
  • Abadia de Montserrat - The initial part of the tour includes an introduction to the monastery’s history. After the guided tour, there is free time to explore the stunning landscape independently, visit the local food market, see…
What's Included
  • Cable Car or Cog-Wheel Train (depends on the option selected)
  • Entrance to the audio-visual exhibition “Espai Audio visual Montserrat”
  • Transportation on an air-conditioned coach
  • Tour operated in both Spanish and English
  • Access to the Basilica and the Black Madonna
  • Taste of 4 typical liquors of the area
  • Local Guide
  • Radio guide system
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore a captivating Catalan marvel on this 5-hour tour. Choose between a cogwheel train or a cable car for a stunning ascent up the mountain. Stroll through the sanctuary and envision the rich history of the monks who resided there over the centuries. Conclude your visit by seeing the Black Madonna, La Moreneta, in the Basilica or sampling some of the…

Location
Julià Travel
Please find the Julia Travel Office in Ground floor, Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08018 Barcelona, Spain. It is mandatory to check-in in the counter and after we will go to platform 19
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Francisca_h
Nov 30, 2025
Excellent Monseratt tour from Barcelona - It was a last minute booking but everything was smooth sailing. We went to the meeting point at the bus station below and has a smooth check in. The tour guide Ivan and the conductor was awesome very friendly and had a clear presentation about the black madonna. At the end we all got a gift from the tour guide! How sweet was Ivan!
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Debra_j
Nov 26, 2025
Fantastic history. - It’s a lot of information to take in but really worth it. The mountains are beautiful and the chapel is a wonderful surprise. The Black Madonna is breathtaking.
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Henry_c
Nov 16, 2025
Awsome Experience - while the office was a little difficult to get to, the bus ride, tour guide and bus driver were professional, courteous and accommodating. the tour was a moving experience and the view of the moutain was awesome
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Edilberto_a
Nov 15, 2025
Great tour - It was an excellent experience, beautiful place with knowledgeable tour guides, very organized noting that we were a group of over 30.
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Cybersuezee
Nov 6, 2025
Afternoon tour to Monserrat - We had a great guide. He gave us lots of information on the coach trip to the train station at Montserrat, and then kept us updated with the audio guide/headphones up until the priority access to the Black Madonna, and then we had plenty of time to explore the Monastery and the shops below before catching the coach back to Barcelona. Unfortunately the funicula to the monastery was not operating this day, so we travelled to the Monastery by the rack railway, which was still spectacular. The tour did not include the funicular to Sant Joan higher up the mountain, and we would not have had time as our 2pm tour ended back at Barcelona after 7pm and it was dark.
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Jessica_c
Nov 5, 2025
Tour guide did a great... - Tour guide (John?) did a great job for such a big group! Getting to touch the Black Madonna was special.
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Agnes_b
Nov 3, 2025
Montserrat tour - Miliana's guide was incredibly detailed, making everything easy to understand. She displayed remarkable patience and deep knowledge, truly enriching the learning experience.
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Martarosa_b
Nov 26, 2025
Blessed little town with different beliefs ones pray to the virgin other looking for a second encounter. Simply beautifu - We had a great experience on our tour, beautiful place very interesting history and excellent tour guide. Love this place just short of time to explore more
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Alex_g
Nov 12, 2025
not worth it - 4 hours of travel and about 50 minutes at the site. The guide was very good and knowledgeable, but the tour itself was poor. We had really no time at the site, which is the whole purpose for going there.
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Bethany1017
Nov 9, 2025
Massive tour group - BEWARE!! This is a massive group tour on a massive tour bus that’s with other tour groups. It’s very misleading! Nowhere in the description did it explain you will be in a massive BUS. Very poor explaining!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).