Montserrat Komplett guidad tur & Gosskörens föreställning
Beskrivning
Denna tur av Catalunya Bus Turístic erbjuder en rik och uppslukande upplevelse av Montserrat, som kombinerar historia, kultur och hisnande landskap. Det börjar med en naturskön åktur på kuggstångsjärnvägen, där besökare kan njuta av den fantastiska utsikten över Kataloniens bergiga landskap. En guidad tur som ger fascinerande insikter i Montserrats historia och andliga betydelse. Besökare får tillgång till basilikan, där de kan beundra dess imponerande arkitektur och atmosfär. En särskild höjdpunkt är möjligheten att se ”La Moreneta”, den vördade statyn av svarta madonnan och besöket på Montserratmuseet. En annan unik aspekt av turnén är ett liveframträdande av den världsberömda pojkkören Escolania de Montserrat som erbjuder en oförglömlig kulturell upplevelse (utom på helgerna, då inträde till museet ingår istället). Turen garanterar ett sömlöst och berikande besök med alla biljetter inkluderade. Missa inte det!
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Montserrat rack järnväg täcker de fem kilometerna mellan Monistrol de Montserrat och Montserrat. Det är en rutt som tar dig till toppen av Kataloniens mest emblematiska berg, som är synligt från alla vinklar tack vare panoramautsikten från tågets stora fönster. Dess historia går tillbaka till 1891, när Joaquim Carrera, en ingenjör som brinner för Montserrat och schweiziska bergståg, övertygade en entreprenör att bygga ett tåg mellan den nyligen öppnade Monistrol de Montserrat-stationen och klostret.
Montserrat Natural Park är ett naturligt utrymme som domineras av den karakteristiska silhuetten av dess eponyma berg, ett stenigt massiv av sandsten och extremt hårt kalkcement som under miljontals år har antagit sin säregna och igenkännliga form. Den heliga grottan, kapellen Sant Joan och Sant Miquel, och framför allt Montserrat Abbey, gör denna plats, som ligger bara en kort bit från Barcelona, till en oslagbar destination. Montserrat har fått smeknamnet "det magiska berget" på grund av de många legender som det har genererat. Den första av dem är upptäckten av trästatyn av Jungfru Maria, som sägs ha hittats i den så kallade Santa Cova eller Heliga grottan år 880. En annan legend berättar om en vedhuggare som slöt en pakt med Djävulen för att ta emot en snabb häst att bära hans ved.
Legenden, om vilken det finns skriftliga vittnesbörd från 1239, säger att en eftermiddag år 880 fick några herdar besök av Jungfru Maria i form av ljus och musik. Synen upprepades flera gånger och det var då den första bilden av Guds moder hittades i en grotta i berget. Även om berget redan hade varit hem för ett antal kapell bebodda av eremiter sedan 900-talet, var det inte förrän 1025 som Abbot Oliba grundade Montserrat Abbey och det blev ett pilgrimsmål. Nu bebos klostret av ett åttiotal benediktinermunkar som dyrkar en svart madonna, populärt känd som 'La Moreneta' (den lilla mörka), en staty från 1100-talet av Vår Fru av Montserrat, Kataloniens skyddshelgon. Jungfru Maria håller en klot, som betecknar kosmos, i sin högra hand, medan hennes vänstra hand vilar på Jesu spädbarns rygg för att indikera att den allsmäktige kungen är hennes son.
Escolania de Montserrat är en av Europas äldsta och mest kända körer. Dess korister, pojkar i åldrarna 7 till 13 som får fullständig musikalisk utbildning och skolgång, gör konserter runt om i världen och deltar i klostrets liturgiska riter. Att höra dem är ett privilegium och ett sant nöje för öronen. Enligt klostrets uppteckningar går kören tillbaka till 1300-talet då en religiös och musikalisk skola för pojkar grundades. 1474 fick pojkarna äran att sjunga för kung Ferdinand den katolske under hans besök i Barcelona, och sedan dess har de uppträtt för ledande personer världen över och alla som vill höra dem. Escolaniakören sjunger flera gånger om dagen och framför stycken som "Virolai", en psalm till Jungfru Marias ära komponerad av Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer 1880; Salvor och flerstämmiga motetter. OBS: Under sommaren uppträder inte Escolania de Montserrat mellan 25 juni och 27 augusti (båda datumen inkluderade), skollovsperiod.
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Vad som ingår
Resenärers betyg
Viktig information
- Anpassat för rullstol
- Spädbarn och små barn kan åka i barnvagn eller sittvagn
- Spädbarn måste sitta i knät på en vuxen
- Transportalternativ är rullstolsanpassade
- Rekommenderas inte för resenärer med låg kardiovaskulär hälsa
- Lämplig för alla fysiska konditionsnivåer
- Restiden ingår i den totala resetiden
Recensioner(110)
This tour is very misleading. I booked with the sole purpose of experiencing the Children’s choir. But the children aren’t doing performances during the summer months. This page does not say anything about no summer performances, it only specifies unavailability on the weekends. How is a foreigner supposed to know when the choir schedule is? If a tour is being offered, I assume it is because it is available. Aside from acknowledging the wording is misleading, Catalunya Bus Turistic did not do anything to make this right. They told me they have tried to contact Viator to update choir availability specifications but Viator won’t do it. Not sure I believe that. I believe I had a valid reason to be refunded but was denied by both Viator and the Catalunya Bus Turistic company. The tour itself was fine but very basic. I felt the tour guide had a very surface level of information. I have already been to Montserrat with a different tour company and enjoyed the experience much more then. In this tour…They will get you from point A to B, you get to see monastery and basilica, etc. But the first tour I did with a different company, the tour guides included so many more details and interesting pieces of information.
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. 😎
