Day Trips

Montserrat Full-Day Guided Tour with Transfers and Lunch

Name: Montserrat Full-Day Guided Tour with Transfers and Lunch
Start: 2024-09-22T08:45:00
End: 2024-09-22T16:45:00
Location: Barcelona

Guide sharing information with group of visitors at Montserrat Monastery

Church of Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery, Spain

Have your fill of nature, history, spirituality, and local liquors clubbed into this one spectacular guided tour!

Highlights

Set off on a guided tour of Montserrat and learn all about the history, facts, and myths about te region with hassle-free round-trip transfers from Barcelona.
Travel around the countryside while absorbing the beauty of the magical mountains and the landscape surrounding it on a cogwheel train.
Sample some delicious local wines and traditional dishes from around the area and choose to either indulge in lunch or tapas for a gastronomical treat.
Fun fact: Montserrat Monastery houses an extensive library with over 300,000 volumes.

Inclusions

Round-trip AC bus transfers from Barcelona
Professional, local, English-speaking guide
Cogwheel train ticket
Montserrat liquor and sweet pastry tasting
3-course lunch with wine (optional)
Welcome drink & Tapas brunch (optional)
3 exclusive wine tasting
Cheese platter
3-course farmhouse lunch (optional)

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Reviews

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Siddhardha

5/5

Aug, 2024

Loved the trip and Mateo was excellent. His friendly nature and knowledge was excellent. We will definitely use headout for our next holiday.

Veronique

5/5

Jul, 2024

We loved everything about this tour. The guide Trini was amazing, the food was tasty, the visit was a perfect mix between teaching and free time. We would do it again in a heartbeat.

Patricia

3/5

Jun, 2024

The tour guides were excellent, especially Javi. Very knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. Tapas lunch and wine tasting were good. Not enough time allotted to explore Montserrat and ride to the mountain top or take the cogwheel train. Basilica was as described.

Pauline

5/5

Jun, 2024

The Guided trip to Montserrat with lunch at a farmhose was a great experience. Nice, local food for lunch together with other people joining the trip.

Mariana

5/5

Sep, 2023

Everything was top. The travel to Monserrat, the guide Philissa, the winery and the tapas with the wine. I highly recommend to feel this experience! Thank you!

Your experience

Guided tour of Montserrat

Enjoy a full day around Montserrat, the mesmerizing countryside located only an hour from the main city. Absorb the scenic beauty of the magical Montserrat Mountains via a cogwheel train that enables you to witness the mountain's breathtaking surroundings. Explore the famed Monastery with its spiritual culture along with its facts and myths that your guide will let you in on.

Food and wine at Montserrat

Next up sample the traditional Montserrat sweet bread along with the tasting of not 1 or 2 but 4 local liquors. Travel on to the 10th Century Oller del Mas Castle which has now been transformed into a stupendous vineyard. Learn about the process of wine-making from scratch and indulge in some organic wine tasting served with platters of delicious cheese and other traditional Catalonian dishes that will indeed keep you craving for more. Come along for this incredible tour and enjoy a wonderful day amid nature, spirituality, and gastronomically induced delights.

Itinerary

10:30am: Welcome
10:45am: Starting the experience at Paseo de Gracia
11:45am: Cable car to go up the mountain
12:05pm: Learn the history of the monastery and visit the Basilica of Santa Maria de Montserrat
1:45pm: Free time
3:35pm: Lunch (optional)
5:35pm: Bus back to Barcelona
6:30pm: End of experience

Know before you go

What to bring

It's recommended to wear hiking shoes or trainers as the experience involves walking on uneven terrain.

What's not allowed

Strict dress code: It is mandatory to cover shoulders and knees for both men and women. Flipflops aren't allowed.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.