Easy Montserrat. Half-Day Trip from Barcelona

Posted By : Debra_C
If you have a 3 days in Barcelona treat yourself to a tour of Montserrat! It is otherworldly and so unexpected from the city. The tour is suited for all, with hikes or trams. The Black Madonna can be viewed from the Basilica tour unless you have a need to see it very close. The stained glass, lighting, statues, stonework…are sights to behold. The half day was plenty of time to enjoy Montserrat.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 07:31:25

Posted By : D9744ADpattyb
It's a long road to get there for a short'ish visit but definitely worth going once! We loved seeing the sights up there, and the art museum was fantastic! We were quite happy we went! We had 2 young ladies as our tour guides because of the size of the group. It's a challenge to manage such a big group and they did a great job! They were also very knowledgeable and pleasant.
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Posted On : 2024-06-20 20:12:58

Posted By : Avni_P
Beautiful place to visit.. but a bit too long ... could have been done in 3 hours ... great if you like hiking ..
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 14:04:22

Posted By : wiltoncobb
Our tour guides were wonderful informative and made every effort to inform us of the schedule so no confusion of meeting places and times and departure
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Posted On : 2023-10-28 14:47:03

Posted By : Ambassador802333
This place is overpriced but costs aside the setting is awe-inspiring and spectacular. You can hike to St Michael's cross which is free and offers spectacular views and took my wife and I 30 minutes. If you want to further you can hike up to St Joan's. Add another 30 minutes.
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Posted On : 2023-10-19 02:04:16

Posted By : K3872YEkarens
I purchased this tour for my husband and myself with the understanding that the trip included admission into the church to see the boys' choir perform at 1 pm, as a reading of the tour description included that feature, which was the chief reason I wished to visit Montserrat. We were informed by the tour guide that our tickets did NOT include this option, although nearly everyone else's tickets in our group did. So very disappointing, and upon arrival at Montserrat I tried purchasing the 6 euro tickets to see the boys' choir but unfortunately it was sold out.

Here is the description of this tour (and we were indeed present in time for the boys' choir performance):

Overview: Visit Montserrat on this small-group guided tour from Barcelona. Travel by air-conditioned coach, and ride the rack railway to 1,000-year-old Benedictine Monastery complex. Tour the monastery and see the Black Madonna with a Catalan, Spanish, and English speaking guide. Depending on timing, enjoy a performance by the Boy’s Choir. Easy half-day trip to Montserrat from Barcelona Transport by air-conditioned coach and rack railway Includes entrance and tour of the monastery Boy’s Choir performance (depending on timing)

During the tour of Montserrat, I spent most of my time there trying to resolve this discrepancy, even calling Viator twice from the mountain to confirm that I had indeed purchased the boys' choir option in my tour, in order for them to verify this with our tour guide. One Viator representative said that my ticket included it, and another said it did not. This was most distressing as I missed most of the tour guide's talk about Montserrat while trying to resolve this matter.

Apparently I'm not the first visitor that this has happened to, and I was told that two options are offered -- one for visitors wishing to go inside the church, and one for those who did not. This was extremely unclear in the tour description. I urge Viator--and Trip Advisor--to fix this problem for future travelers. This was a very unpleasant experience and definitely not “Easy."
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 13:43:18

Posted By : Karen_S
I purchased this tour for my husband and myself with the understanding that the trip included admission into the church to see the boys' choir perform at 1 pm, as a reading of the tour description included that feature, which was the chief reason I wished to visit Montserrat. We were informed by the tour guide that our tour did NOT include this option, although nearly everyone else's tickets in our group did. So very disappointing, and upon arrival at Montserrat I tried purchasing the 6 euro tickets to see the boys' choir but unfortunately it was sold out.

During the tour of Montserrat, I spent most of my time there trying to resolve this discrepancy, even calling Viator twice from the mountain to confirm that I had indeed purchased the boys' choir option in my tour, in order for them to verify this with our tour guide. One Viator representative said that my ticket included it, and another said it did not. This was most distressing as I missed most of the tour guide's talk about Montserrat while trying to resolve this matter.

Apparently i'm not the first visitor that this has happened to, and I was told that two options are offered -- one for visitors wishing to go inside the church, and one for those who did not. This was extremely unclear in the tour description. I urge Viator to fix this problem for future travelers. This was a very unpleasant experience and definitely not "Easy."
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Posted On : 2023-07-10 22:03:48

Posted By : Debra_W
NOTICE! BE SURE YOU CAN ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION TO MEETING POINT BEFORE SPENDING YOUR MONEY! BARCELONA IS VERY CROWDED AND TAXIS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE, AND TOUR OPERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOU! Terrible! I never got to the meeting place! There were so many visitors in Barcelona that day (bih soccer game, concerts) , I could not get a taxi to take me to the bus station where the tour left from. There were no directions on using public transportation, and tour operator was not available to answer my calls, text, or email! What a waste of money! I sent messages with no reply. What a disappointment. This tour should have been cancelled when there was no way to get to meeting point!
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Posted On : 2023-05-29 03:23:14

Posted By : Arthur_F
Making reservation and paying were easy/efficient. Meetin place easy to find. Tour left on time from all stops. No problems.
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Posted On : 2023-03-25 13:45:41

Posted By : danaig2022
Very good organized Jemma the guide was very proffecional I recomend it 100%
Montserrat is a lovely place to be
Don’t miss it
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Posted On : 2022-02-17 04:06:15