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Private Montserrat and Cava Winery Tour with Hotel Pick Up from Barcelona
Recommended for your Barcelona trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
10 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 2 more
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Overview
If you only have time for one day trip from Barcelona, the mountaintop monastery of Montserrat is a must, but many tours only offer a whistle-stop visit. This private full-day tour from Barcelona offers ample time to explore Montserrat and hear the famous choir, followed by a cava tasting tour of the Penedes wine region. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
- Full-day Montserrat and Penedes wine region tour from Barcelona
- Take in the views from the mountaintop monastery of Montserrat
- See the basilica, the Black Madonna, and the Holy Cave on a walking tour of Montserrat
- Enjoy a performance by La Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest boys' choirs in Europe
- Explore the beautiful Penedes wine region and discover Catalan specialty, Cava
- Great-value tour includes hotel pick-up and round-trip transport by private vehicle
- This private tour ensures you’ll receive personalized attention from your guide
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Begin your guided tour to Montserrat with pick-up from your central Barcelona hotel between 8.30 and 9.30am and settle into your private vehicle for the scenic 45-minute drive to Montserrat. Admire jaw-dropping views of the Catalan countryside as you wind through the hills and climb up the mountain road to Montserrat. Along the way, hear how the famous mountain earned its name, which means the ‘Jagged Mountain’, and learn about its spiritual significance as you arrive at the mountaintop Montserrat monastery.
On arrival, enjoy a guided tour of the Benedictine monastery, including a visit to the Basilica to see the famous Black Madonna. Continue exploring the surrounding natural park, where you can admire spectacular views over the Catalan countryside and visit the Holy Cave. Finish your visit with a performance of the legendary La Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest and most renowned boys' choirs in Europe.
After lunch (own expense), jump back in the minivan for a drive through the idyllic Penedes wine region and hear how Catalan specialty Cava is produced as you wind through the vineyards. Stop to visit the Cava capital of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, where you’ll have the option to enjoy a guided tour and tasting at the prestigious Codorniu winery (own expense), where you can sample a variety of fine sparkling wines and perhaps purchase some bottles to take away with you.
Back in Barcelona, your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
On arrival, enjoy a guided tour of the Benedictine monastery, including a visit to the Basilica to see the famous Black Madonna. Continue exploring the surrounding natural park, where you can admire spectacular views over the Catalan countryside and visit the Holy Cave. Finish your visit with a performance of the legendary La Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest and most renowned boys' choirs in Europe.
After lunch (own expense), jump back in the minivan for a drive through the idyllic Penedes wine region and hear how Catalan specialty Cava is produced as you wind through the vineyards. Stop to visit the Cava capital of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, where you’ll have the option to enjoy a guided tour and tasting at the prestigious Codorniu winery (own expense), where you can sample a variety of fine sparkling wines and perhaps purchase some bottles to take away with you.
Back in Barcelona, your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Itinerary
This tour will start from your accommodation in Barcelona.
Your guide will pick you up at any apartment or hotel in Barcelona, you are staying in. Please, make sure to specify the exact adress of your accomodation when booking.
After the pick-up is completed, you will head to the first destination of your tour.
On this tour we will get on the road to the mystic mountain of Montserrat. While being in the car, the guide will tell you some interesting stories about Catalonia, Barcelona and Monserrat. You will get prepared to understand the heritage you will discover during the tour.
The Rocky Massif of Montserrat has been declared as Natural Park in 1987, and characterised by the rounded shape of its peaks. During the tour, you will discover this awe-inspiring natural monument and learn about its importance to the Catalan people. This magnificient 4000-foot wonder is easily recognizable by its ''serrated'' top from which it got his name.
Duration: 5 hours
Admission Ticket Free
We will discover the Holy Cave where the virgin is said to have appeared. The site has, since then, become an authentic center for pilgrimage and prayer.
On the other hand we will also be able to see the Cross of San Miguel. It is an iron cross that recalls that the Montserrat hills stand on medieval and baroque engravings.
Once we reach the mountain, you will have the chance to visit the Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat which enjoys a stunning location, surrounded by a scenic natural landscape.
Further, we will continue the tour by wandering through the Monastery surroundings. You will marvel an original landscape formed by vertical rocky ravines, the so-called "Montserrat needles", of magical appearance.
As we will be there in the morning, and if we are lucky, we will also be able to hear the angelic voices of La Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest boys' choirs in Europe.
This musical treat will conclude our mystical Montserrat visit
In the afternoon we will travel to the wine region of Penedès and stop at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of the Cava.
In this town are the wineries with more history and tradition. Its wine-growing past goes back almost five centuries of antiquity, right in this territory that we will visit, in 1872 it was elaborated for the first time digs in Spain following the Traditional Method, and with own grapes of the Penedès.
We will visit a local cellar, where we will learn the manufacturing process and, of course, the tasting of some of the best cavas in the region, complete this extensive journey through the ins and outs that define our most international sparkling wine.
Duration: 5 hours
Admission Ticket Included
Traveler Tips
- "I would recommend this trip to anyone who is looking for a unique day trip away from the city to enjoy some time in the country side and in the mountains." See review
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Product code: 9866P50
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