
Montserrat Highlights with Cogwheel Train in Spanish
Montserrat Highlights with Cogwheel Train in Spanish is a shore excursion in Barcelona, run by Castlexperience. It takes 5 hours 30 minutes. From $63 per guest. Free cancellation up to 3 days before.
About this excursion
We introduce you to our only tour focusing exclusively on the fascinating Montserrat mountain range, one hour inland from Barcelona.
While accompanied by an English-speaking local guide, you will discover all the wonders this popular highlight has to show in just one morning. Join us and get amazed at the views from this majestic 11th-century monastery! Meet us in central Barcelona and board one of our comfortable coaches as part of a reduced group led by a Castlexperience local guide.
We are headed to Montserrat’s foothills, where you will experience one of the favourite activities: using the super scenic cogwheel train to ascend to the monastery. You won’t forget the views! The cogwheel train will land you at the very core of the mountain: the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, which you are to learn everything about thanks to your local guide. Ask everything you want; our guides are filled with knowledge of the area and its history.
They will also provide you with all the necessary information you need to decide how to best invest your free time, which comes just following. Queuing to see the famous Black Madonna of Montserrat face to face, visiting the interesting art museum, stuffed with great surprises by artists such as Dali or Caravaggio, taking a funicular to go to higher parts of the mountain, or just hiking along one of the many trails to keep on enjoying the views… the options for your free time are just too many!
Ride back to Barcelona after this fulfilling experience to be dropped off at the same spot you were picked up earlier in the morning, at the city’s heart. Some of the activities require you to purchase tickets in advance.
What’s included in this excursion
- National park entrance fee
- Parking fees
- Entry or admission fee
- Shared transportation in a comfortable bus with air conditioning
- Local Spanish-speaking guide
- Cogwheel train ticket
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets
- Chance to see La Moreneta, Montserrat’s black Madonna, and attend the Boys’ Choir act (l’Escolania). Booking required upon availability.
- Tip or gratuity
- Pick-up and drop-off at your accommodation
- Tips and gratuities
- Note that no car seat or meals for infants are provided.
Know before you go
What to bring
- What to bring: Comfortable shoes and clothes, water, cash for personal expenses
Other
- Castlexperience Office (Pink office) Estación de autobuses Barcelona Nord (North Bus Station) - Carrer de Nàpols 68, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08018.
Where this excursion starts
The meeting point is on your booking confirmation from Project Expedition.









