The Complete Montserrat Premium Tour
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Ages 3-99, max of 99 per group
Duration: 8h 30m
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English, Spanish
- Tour in English and Spanish with a local expert guide
- Comfortable air conditioned coach with panoramic windows.
- Visit to the interactive exhibition about Montserrat and its significance.
- Tasting of local product mató (fresh cheese)
- Discount for the funicular to Sant Joan chapel.
- The prayer of the Vespres, sung by the monks and the Escolania, the Boys’ Choir.
What's not included- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Departure details
- Location Name: Central Barcelona Location Address: The tour will start from plaça Catalunya, 19 in front of Deutsche Bank and Hotel Olivia Plaza. You will recognize us with our orange umbrellas. Return Location: The tour will start from plaça Catalunya, 19 in front of Deutsche Bank and Hotel Olivia Plaza. You will recognize us with our orange umbrellas.
- Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7548P10- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Montserrat is a bit colder than Barcelona city: bring layers
- This tour is not wheelchair accessible
- Involves walking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7548P10
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Christy D
Cincinnati, OH2 contributions
This tour was a treasure box wrapped in a treasure box, buried inside a treasure box. A Turducken of treasures if you will. Some of these treasures include but are not limited to:
* the worry-free, history-snippet-laden, relaxing and comfortable ride out of the city and into the mountains
* the breathtaking beauty of the location and its views
* the incredibly rich and often turmoil-driven history of the monastery and its own mysterious treasure(s)
* the perfect amount of guided tour time versus free-range time
Please understand that if eye-gluttony is a sin then you'll be committing that sin indoors and out... don't even get me started on the art gallery.
The good news is that you'll have an opportunity to atone during the calming repetition of evening vespers while the dulcet tones of angelic voices rise in glory as they echo throughout the Basilica and across the mountain...
One of the greatest jewels in this treasure trove of a tour was our guide, Anna Louisa. This spritely, energetic spirit wowed us with her historical knowledge, incredible sense of humor and obvious passion for what she does. We loved her immediately and wished we had toured ALL of Barcelona with her. She's definitely the type of person with whom you'd love to have coffee/wine. Often.
Well worth the price of admission to create this memory of a lifetime.
* the worry-free, history-snippet-laden, relaxing and comfortable ride out of the city and into the mountains
* the breathtaking beauty of the location and its views
* the incredibly rich and often turmoil-driven history of the monastery and its own mysterious treasure(s)
* the perfect amount of guided tour time versus free-range time
Please understand that if eye-gluttony is a sin then you'll be committing that sin indoors and out... don't even get me started on the art gallery.
The good news is that you'll have an opportunity to atone during the calming repetition of evening vespers while the dulcet tones of angelic voices rise in glory as they echo throughout the Basilica and across the mountain...
One of the greatest jewels in this treasure trove of a tour was our guide, Anna Louisa. This spritely, energetic spirit wowed us with her historical knowledge, incredible sense of humor and obvious passion for what she does. We loved her immediately and wished we had toured ALL of Barcelona with her. She's definitely the type of person with whom you'd love to have coffee/wine. Often.
Well worth the price of admission to create this memory of a lifetime.
Written September 18, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
marg155
Palmerston, New Zealand50 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
We highly recommend the day tour rather than a shorter one, which would have been far too rushed to enjoy both the cultural elements and the stunning natural setting. We were so glad we heard vespers sung later in the afternoon, with the boys’ choir participating. This was wonderful to experience in its natural setting. Anna Louisa was a fantastic and extremely knowledgeable guide and the day remains in our memories as one of our most satisfying experiences. A stunning place and excellent tour - don’t leave Barcelona without going here and allowing plenty of time for the experience.
Written June 16, 2018
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Dawn P
5 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
The Premium Tour was a great experience. Our guide was Irina Sytchera, and she was awesome. Irina was very knowledgeable about basically everything we viewed/visited. Any questions we had, she could answer. My husband and I liked how personal our trip felt. I would suggest an umbrella/raincoat be brought along, as we were informed that rain storms happen often enough when your up so high in the mountains, also some good walking shoes. However, if you bring nothing else, bring your camera for sure, the views are breathtaking!! Monserrat in itself is peaceful retreat away.....Totally worth it.
Written September 12, 2018
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ewslinn
Palmerston North, New Zealand7 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
An excellent tour, providing fine insight into the history of the monastery at Monserrat, including its importance for Catalan culture as well its spiritual significance and long history of fostering a boys choir. The tour included access to the inner courts of the church and attendance at a vespers service where the choir sang, providing a wonderfully memorable experience. Our guide, Anna-Lluisa, was an enthusiastic and well-informed source of information about the region, the mountain and the monastery. I thoroughly recommend her and this tour.
Written July 7, 2018
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RogerC001
Beckenham, UK355 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
We started at Plaça Catalunya at 12:00 and were dropped back at the same spot at around 20:30. Beatrice, our friendly and very knowledgeable guide, explained later that Montserrat is generally busier in the mornings, and BGB, therefore, scheduled their tours for the afternoon.
The coach ride to Montserrat took about 70-75 minutes each way. During which Beatrice pointed out sights and provided some history.
The tour is split into three sections: first, there is some introduction to the national park, the sanctuary and the way of life of the monks at the monastery. Then, at 14:30, we had two hours of free time, which we used to have a beer and a roll and then took the funicular to the Sant Joan Chapel. There is a 20% discount on the ticket price if you announce you are with BGB; this works out at €10.40 each. It’s worth taking the funicular, but be aware that there is some moderately stiff walking, if you want to explore at the top.
At 16:30 we met Beatrice outside the museum (entrance fee included). Beatrice was obviously well-known to the museum staff, so we were afforded the courtesy of being able to leave our bags in a side room during our visit. Beatrice showed us a few highlights of the museum, which has a wonderful collection and is beautifully presented.
We then moved onto the Basilica and Monastery. A highlight was a visit to the sacristy not open to the normal visitor, followed, of course, by getting close-up and personal with the Black Madonna. The visit ended with attendance at Vespers (18:45 to 19:15). This is optional, but it does give a chance to see the interior of the Basilica with the lights turned on.
The coach took a different route returning to Plaça Catalunya, so there are different views.
This was was an excellent tour that exceeded our expectations.
The coach ride to Montserrat took about 70-75 minutes each way. During which Beatrice pointed out sights and provided some history.
The tour is split into three sections: first, there is some introduction to the national park, the sanctuary and the way of life of the monks at the monastery. Then, at 14:30, we had two hours of free time, which we used to have a beer and a roll and then took the funicular to the Sant Joan Chapel. There is a 20% discount on the ticket price if you announce you are with BGB; this works out at €10.40 each. It’s worth taking the funicular, but be aware that there is some moderately stiff walking, if you want to explore at the top.
At 16:30 we met Beatrice outside the museum (entrance fee included). Beatrice was obviously well-known to the museum staff, so we were afforded the courtesy of being able to leave our bags in a side room during our visit. Beatrice showed us a few highlights of the museum, which has a wonderful collection and is beautifully presented.
We then moved onto the Basilica and Monastery. A highlight was a visit to the sacristy not open to the normal visitor, followed, of course, by getting close-up and personal with the Black Madonna. The visit ended with attendance at Vespers (18:45 to 19:15). This is optional, but it does give a chance to see the interior of the Basilica with the lights turned on.
The coach took a different route returning to Plaça Catalunya, so there are different views.
This was was an excellent tour that exceeded our expectations.
Written June 30, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Janelle A
15 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
We were lucky to have Anna Louisa as guide. Not only was she very knowledgeable, but extremely attentive to what we wanted to see and do. I loved the free time we had to hike down the mountain. The view was beautiful. And the premium tour gave us access to several things that most tourist don’t get to see.
Written May 24, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Dana
Berkeley, MO9 contributions
Oct 2017 • Solo
I chose two tours with BCB, this and then the Sagrada Familia the following day. I will mention Sagrada Familia here because it was not a good value. The Montserrat tour is necessary unless you want to rent a car or use the metro and then zipper cars to get up the mountain. Oliver gave us a nice history of the city during the 1 hour ride up the mountain. You won't be disappointed in this experience....breathtaking views!
Written November 1, 2017
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Does this include the cable ride?
marg155
Palmerston, New Zealand50 contributions
No, but see above re the discount. However we found that the time was well spent viewing other attractions there including a very interesting guided tour of the museum/gallery and church, including the boys’ choir and monks singing that it didn’t matter. The views were spectacular enough up there!
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