Montserrat Komplet guidet tur og Boys Choir's performance
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Denne tur med Catalunya Bus Turístic tilbyder en rig og immersiv oplevelse af Montserrat, der kombinerer historie, kultur og betagende landskaber. Det begynder med en naturskøn tur på rackbanen, så besøgende kan nyde den fantastiske udsigt over Cataloniens bjergrige landskab. En guidet tur, der giver fascinerende indsigt i Montserrats historie og åndelige betydning. Besøgende får adgang til basilikaen, hvor de kan beundre dens imponerende arkitektur og atmosfære. En særlig højdepunkt er muligheden for at se ‘La Moreneta’, den ærede sorte Madonna statue og besøget på Montserrat Museum. Et andet unikt aspekt af turen er en liveoptræden af den verdensberømte Escolania de Montserrat drengekor, der tilbyder en uforglemmelig kulturel oplevelse (undtagen i weekender, hvor adgang til museer er inkluderet i stedet). Turen sikrer et sømløst og berigende besøg med alle billetter inkluderet. Gå ikke glip af det!
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Montserrat rack-jernbanen dækker de fem kilometer mellem Monistrol de Montserrat og Montserrat. Det er en rute, der fører dig til toppen af Cataloniens mest emblematiske bjerg, som er synligt fra alle vinkler takket være panoramaudsigten fra togets store vinduer. Dens historie går tilbage til 1891, hvor Joaquim Carrera, en ingeniør, der var passioneret omkring Montserrat og schweiziske bjergtog, overbeviste en iværksætter om at bygge et tog mellem den nyligt åbnede Monistrol de Montserrat station og klostret.
Montserrat Natural Park er et naturrum domineret af den karakteristiske silhuet af dets eponyme bjerg, et klippefyldt massiv af sandsten og ekstremt hård kalkholdig cement, der gennem millioner af år har antaget sin særegne og genkendelige form. Den hellige grotte, kapellerne Sant Joan og Sant Miquel, og frem for alt, Montserrat Abbey, gør dette sted, som ligger i kort afstand fra Barcelona, til en uundgåelig destination. Montserrat får tilnavnet 'det magiske bjerg' på grund af de mange legender, det har genereret. Den første af dem er opdagelsen af træstatuen af Jomfru Maria, som siges at være blevet fundet i den såkaldte Santa Cova eller Hellige Hule i 880. En anden legende fortæller om en skovhugger, der indgik en pagt med Djævelen om at modtage en hurtig hest til at bære hans træ.
Sagnet, som der findes skriftligt vidnesbyrd om fra 1239, fortæller, at en eftermiddag i år 880 fik nogle hyrder besøg af Jomfru Maria i form af lys og musik. Synet blev gentaget flere gange, og det var dengang, da det første billede af Guds Moder blev fundet i en hule i bjerget. Selvom bjerget allerede havde været hjemsted for en række kapeller beboet af eneboere siden det 9. århundrede, var det først i 1025, at Abbed Oliba grundlagde Montserrat Abbey, og det blev et pilgrimsmål. Nu er klostret beboet af omkring firs benediktinermunke, som tilbeder en sort madonna populært kendt som 'La Moreneta' (den lille mørke), en statue fra det 12. århundrede af Vor Frue af Montserrat, Cataloniens skytshelgen. Jomfru Maria holder en kugle, der betegner kosmos, i sin højre hånd, mens hendes venstre hånd hviler på ryggen af Jesusbarnet for at indikere, at den almægtige konge er hendes søn.
Escolania de Montserrat er et af Europas ældste og mest anerkendte kor. Dens korister, drenge i alderen 7 til 13, som modtager fuld musikalsk træning og skolegang, optræder med koncerter over hele verden og deltager i klosterets liturgiske ritualer. At høre dem er et privilegium og en sand fornøjelse for ørerne. Ifølge klosterets optegnelser går koret tilbage til det 14. århundrede, hvor en religiøs og musikalsk skole for drenge blev grundlagt. I 1474 havde drengene æren af at synge for kong Ferdinand den katolske under hans besøg i Barcelona, og siden da har de optrådt for ledende skikkelser verden over og alle, der ønsker at høre dem. Escolania-koret synger flere gange om dagen og opfører stykker som "Virolai", en salme til ære for Jomfru Maria komponeret af Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer i 1880; Salver og polyfone motetter.
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Hvad er inkluderet
Rejsendes vurderinger
Vigtig information
- Kørestolsegnet
- Spædbørn og småbørn kan køre i barnevogn eller klapvogn
- Spædbørn skal sidde på skødet af en voksen
- Transportmulighederne er tilgængelige for kørestolsbrugere
- Anbefales ikke til rejsende med fare for hjerte-kar-sygdomme
- Velegnet til alle fitnessniveauer
- Rejsetid er inkluderet i den samlede rejsevarighed
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Wow, what a holy place. We felt filled with emotion when we went into the church sitting watching a choir practice. The choir’s voices were beautiful and sounded throughout the basilica. Our guide Mark was so knowledgeable about Montserrat and Barcelona. He also invited us to ask about other parts of Spain and Europe we may be interested in. It was apparent that he loves what he’s doing! Thank you Mark! Thank you Francisco for getting us safely everywhere!
I'll start by saying that my family and I have booked many Viator trips in the past without incident. However the trip we booked to Monserrat was a disaster. We booked a 9 a.m. trip, we typically arrive early to eeach tour we book, however there have been times where we were a few minutes late and never had an issue. That said this was not one of those times. We arrived via taxi by about 8:45 or 8:50 a.m. at the latest and proceeded to the designated stall to find no bus, just two cones. We looked around for a couple of minutes to see if the bus we were supposed to take was at a different stall. No luck so we went inside the depot to ask an agent if they knew where the bus may be. No one knew so at this point we called the contact number for the company. We were informed that the bus had left (mind you we are a family of four spending over $300 for this tour and did not receive a call or text asking where we were). He then asks us why we were calling for the first time at 9:05. We explained we were looking for the bus, no one at the depot could help and we called as soon as we realized that there was a problem. The agent we talked to from the tour company (not viatour) told us we were supposed to be at the bus 20 minutes prior to departure (this was nowhere to be found on the confirmation email, regardless we were still at least 10 minutes early). He did offer to reschedule to the next day. Unfortunately we had other tours lined up for the rest of our time in Barcelona and asked for a refund. We were denied and were told because we called after the departure time they would not refund even partially. We planned to call viatour after we got back to our hotel later that day. We talked to an agent and explained what happened and were put on hold while they spoke to the tour operator. When the viatpur representative came back on the line we were told that the tour operator received a phone call from us stating that we were running 10 minutes late and they told us they had to leave. This was either a complete fabrication or they were confusing our fsmily with someone else becasue a. We never called saying we were running late (as we were at least 10 minutes early) and b. That morning they had questioned us as to why we called at 9:05 for the first time. So which was it? We called early or late?? We asked Viatour if they would provide the exact time the bus departed and they could not or would not tell us. We asked Viatour for a refund but had to upload documents proving we were early (we took a cab and paid cash with no receipt or time stamp) and subsequently received an email denying even a partial refund. Again the fact that the tour would depart without four guests and not reach out via phone or text boggles my mind. We know for a fact that the bus left early and we could not ve more dissapointed that even a partial refund was not issued. If I could give this 0 stars I would
Recommend that Montserrat be a must-visit activity for anyone visiting Barcelona. We particularly enjoyed the boys’ choir.
Do not expect to actually see the Boy's Choir. They travel all the time. It is a long day. Expect lines for lunch and limited seating except at the Cafeteria.
We enjoyed our trip thoroughly. Mark was very informative, patient, spoke English and Spanish to both audiences. He was a breath of fresh air. I feel like I know the history of the Montserrat. When it was time to leave, we reached out to him to help us get to the bus. He came all the way to where we were to take us to the bus. Extremely customer focused and a real history buff. Thanks Again Mark!
This was a well organized tour! The information provided was super interesting and there was just enough free time to explore on your own. Our guide, Nuria was very professional and informative.I am so glad that I went.
Smooth ride, on time, knowledgeable and pleasant tour guide. Due to my delayed flight I had to change my tour, luckily slot was available but missed the boys choir.
An exceptional tour of Montserrat. Our guide was very knowledgeable and thorough in his explanations. This experience is not to be missed!
Well organized tour with great guide. She knew a lot and was obvious and inspiring. 😎
Disappointed the Boys choir was not there to sing. The tour overall could be shortened by at least an hour.
