Montserrat Full Day Tour with Castle-Winery Lunch & Wine Tasting
Description
Spend a full day blending spirituality, mountain landscapes and the very best of Catalan gastronomy. Depart from Barcelona to Montserrat, one of Catalonia's most emblematic mountains, a National Park and place of pilgrimage for over a thousand years. Board the iconic cogwheel train (cremallera) up to the monastery, with breathtaking views of the holy mountain. At the top, your guide leads a 45-minute tour of the Benedictine monastery, founded in the 11th century and home to the venerated Black Virgin (La Moreneta), patroness of Catalonia. The visit closes with an exclusive tasting of traditional liquors handcrafted by the monks: ratafía and the famous Aromes de Montserrat. A historic Catalan castle-winery with stunning vineyard views awaits, where you'll enjoy a traditional Catalan tapas lunch with dessert. Your guide leads a walk through the vineyards and historic estate, paired with a tasting of three signature DO Pla de Bages wines, all committed to sustainable production.
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Montserrat is a mountain top monastery situated on top of an unusual rock mountain. It is the highest point of the Catalan lowlands. Montserrat monastery hosts “la Moreneta”, also called Black Madonna. The legend says that the benedictine monks found the statue, and they could not move the statue to build their monastery, so they decided to construct it around the statue. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. Nowadays, it is a site of pilgrimage for people around the world. Once in Montserrat, enjoy a 45-minute small group guided tour, and then you will have 2 hours to explore on your own. You can visit the Museum, taste the monastery’s homemade liquor, go for an easy walk to Saint Miguel's cross for an incredible viewpoint, go up the Sant Joan Funicular, take wonderful pictures, buy local products from the farmer's market, and more.
The origin of the monastery is uncertain, but it is believed that the Virgin of Monsterrat (La Moreneta) was found around 880. (8.30 am and 1.30 pm tours include tickets to La Moreneta). According to the legends, the monks built the monastery around the statue. The monastery still functions to this day with over 70 monks. The basilica of Montserrat began its construction in the 16th century, and now houses an art museum. It is also the place where la Escolania, one of the oldest Boys’ Choirs in Europe, performs during religious ceremonies (you can listen to them on the 9.30 am tour).
Once we finish our Montserrat visit, our transport will take you to a 12th century traditional farmhouse on a family-owned winery in the Bages region. Here, you will delight in a Traditional Catalan tapas lunch
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If your party is bigger than 15 people, please make two separate bookings to accommodate everyone.
Reviews(1,211)
The tour guides we amazing! Shout out Miro and Vince. 👏 They were so sweet to the kids and made them feel a part of the wine tasting as they brought in some grape juice for them to try lol.
Hola Deb! We appreciate you sharing your feedback. Miro and Vince sound like they provided a thoughtful and engaging experience throughout the tour. It’s also great to hear they made the effort to include the children in an age-appropriate way during the wine tasting. Thank you for your review and for joining the tour.
Vince and Miro were both very personable and knowledgeable tour guides. Enjoyed every minute of the Montserrat and winery tour. Highly recommend!
We really appreciate you taking the time to share this. It’s wonderful to hear that Vince and Miro made such a positive impression and that you enjoyed the Montserrat and winery tour so much. Thank you for the recommendation and for choosing to join us!
Wonderful experience! Miro was incredibly friendly and personable. Such a great day trip from Barcelona!
Glad the day trip worked out so well for you, and that Miro helped make it such an enjoyable experience with his personality and approach. Appreciate you taking the time to leave this feedback!
It's a shame there aren't more translation options (like French, for example) Otherwise, the guide Vincent was very pleasant and attentive to our requests.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. It’s noted regarding the translation options, and we understand how that could be helpful for the experience. We’re glad to hear Vincent was pleasant and attentive throughout the tour, and that you had a good overall experience with the guide.
Miro was extremely knowledgeable and super fun to be with.
We really appreciate you sharing this; Miro sounds like he made the experience both informative and genuinely enjoyable with his energy and knowledge. Thanks for the feedback!
Such a great experience with the tour guides, Vince and Miro.
Sounds like you had a great time with Vince and Miro leading the tour. We’re glad they helped make the experience enjoyable, and we appreciate you sharing your feedback!
Miro and Vince were excellent!! Miro was our groups guide and he was so informative! I would highly recommend Montserrat and wine tour. Excellent!
It's great to hear that Miro and Vince really made the day stand out, especially with Miro leading your group and sharing so much along the way. Montserrat and the wine tour is a great combination, and it’s nice to hear you’d recommend it. Glad you had such a good experience overall!
Miro and Vince were extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guides. The bus and driver were exceptional. Great experience.
Hola Patricia! Sounds like everything came together nicely on your tour, and it’s great to hear Miro and Vince kept things both engaging and informative throughout. We’re also pleased that the transport side of the experience ran smoothly and added to the overall day. Hope to see you again if you’re back in Barcelona!
Miro was awesome! So informative and a truly amazing your guide perfect for this trip!!
Hola Hannah! Great to hear you had such a positive experience, and that Miro made the tour so informative and enjoyable. We’ll be sure to pass along your kind words to him. Really appreciate you joining us, and we hope to see you again!
Miro was amazing! He had so many fun facts about Barcelona and the history of Catalonia. This is a must do when visiting Barcelona!
Thank you so much! We’re really glad you enjoyed the tour and all the fun facts about Barcelona and Catalonia. We appreciate the recommendation and hope to see you again next time you’re in the city!
