Zipper train of Monserrat monastery near Barcelona
Perhaps the most popular excursion from Barcelona Among those who visited the Catalan capital is climb to the monastery of Monserrat.
This sanctuary is located on the side of a spectacular rock massif declared natural Park.
Surely you have in your mind the image of its famous needle-shaped rocks resulting from erosion, an enclave that is located very close to the city of Barcelona, about 60 kilometers and just one hour by car.
Aerial cable car of the monastery of Monserrat near Barcelona
He Benedictine sanctuary of Monserrat It receives more than two and a half million visitors every year, among tourists and pilgrims, as it is a place with a tradition of pilgrimage since the thirteenth century.
In the monserrat abbey is the image of the Virgin of Monserrat, known as La Moreneta, which is considered the Patroness of Catalonia since 1881.
Monserrat rack and cable car
For visit Monserrat you can approach by car (if you have it), but the parking spaces next to the monastery are very limited (6.50 euros all day).
Therefore, in practice you should leave it in the parking lot in Monistrol, the town at the foot of the massif.
Aerial cable car of the monastery of Monserrat near Barcelona
To this same place you can also arrive by train from Barcelona.
The R5 commuter line that leaves every hour of the station of the Spain Square in Barcelona to go to Manresa, it has a link with Monistrol.
From there you have two options for climb to the monastery of Monserrat, he rack train or the Cableway known as Aerial.
Of course, you also have the option of climbing on foot, which many pilgrims or hiking enthusiasts do, which you can take on average an hour and a quarter of walking.
Monserrat Monastery near Barcelona
He Monserrat rack train (price, 9.10 euros round trip) goes up every 20 minutes and in a journey of just 15 minutes over 600 meters of difference between Monistrol and the monastery.
On the other hand the Cableway Aerial (price, 10 euros round trip) it takes only five minutes to get on the monastery, and the cabins leave every 15 minutes.
Already in the Monserrat enclosure you can visit the sanctuary, go up by funicular at the top of the massif, or use another funicular to go down to the Holy cave.
If you want to solve the issue of train transport and benefit from combined offers, here you can buy the Monserrat Express ticket.
Funicular of Sant Joan in the monastery of Monserrat
In addition to incorporating the round trip commuter train and rack train ticket, offers you a pack with a sanctuary guides, discount vouchers, a box of Carquiñoles and a tasting of typical liquors.
You will also have an audio guide with information about the railway and the monastery.
Another option is the Trans Monserrat ticket, which includes round-trip subway tickets in Barcelona, the suburban train, the cogwheel train or the cable car Aerial.
Hiking to climb all Monserrat monastery
You also have unlimited use of the above mentioned funiculars, in addition to the entrance to the audiovisual spaceMontserrat doors inside«.
