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Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona
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Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona
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What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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5 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English and 1 more
Overview
While in Catalonia, gain morning access to the 1,000-year-old Montserrat Monastery before anyone else on this tour. Just outside of Barcelona, lies the monastery that still functions today. Follow your guide through the area, and admire its pristine architecture. Then, pop into the Museum of Montserrat, if you wish, and explore its galleries with your guide close by to answer any questions along the way.
- Morning access tour of the Montserrat Monastery
- Admire the monastery’s Gothic architecture
- Explore the galleries of the Museum of Montserrat (if option selected)
- Round-trip transport from a central location in Barcelona
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Early access means you enter the monastery before the crowds arrive.
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What's Included
Guided Visit with a proffesional Guide
Round transfer from Plaza Catalunya to the Monastery and back
Access to the Throne of the Virgin (if you select the option)
Access to the Audiovisual Room (if you select the option)
Access to the Museum (if you select the option)
Licor tasting (if you select the option)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Departure & Return
Passeig de Lluís Companys, 19 , Passeig de Lluís Companys, 19, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
This activity will end right where it started.The meeting point is at Arc de Triomf. The bus will be parked at the corner of Passeig de Lluís Companys and Carrer de Trafalgar. The guide will be waiting with an Amigo Tours sign. You can arrive with the subway line 1
8:00 AM
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please note that the inclusions are different for each option. Please read carefully the inclusions of the option that you have selected.
- Please note: All tours are run in both English and Spanish
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- OPERATED BY Amigo Tours Spain
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Morning Access to Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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Traveler Tips
- "Take good walking shoes and a coat as it is quite cool early in the morning" See review
- "Be sure you reserve an early morning trip, as the place fills up as the day wears on." See review
- "its really better to do it early to avoid the lines and the crowds." See review
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Fun morning at Montserrat
Irene_H
, Jun 2022
Museum. Surprised to find such a nice curation of art. Tour guide, Lennis, was very informative. Also enjoyed the audiovisual area to hear the boys choir performance.
Really great excursion....
Trine_H
, May 2022
Wonderful tour guide,...
Sandra_B
, Apr 2022
Wonderful tour guide, explained everything very well. The visit to the Monastery was excellent. Comfortable bus and a very good driver on the way up the mountain and back to the city.
Don't miss this!
Joy_N
, Mar 2022
The bus picked us up right on time, at the right place. The tour guide Gabby spoke English and Spanish depending on who she was speaking to and she was super sweet and knowledgeable. The bus driver had a heart of steel driving up that mountain!
Magic views
Anders_B
, Jan 2022
A breathtaking view and a magic place to visit. I really appreciated to visit the basilica too. The audiovisual centre was less interesting though.
This tour does not give enough time to explore all that is included in breath taking Monserrat
SimoneMehlbaum
, Oct 2021
From all the Viator trips I have on in the past decade this was the worst guide. She wasn’t interested at all or passionate about the site. We were stuck in traffic due to an accident in the morning and lost a lot of time, not just 10 minutes to view the Madonna, Basilica, museum and virtual tour and get our cookies as we didn’t drink the liquor. It’s impossible to do all this in 1.5 hours , take a longer tour , this is a beautiful experience. Definitely recommend going early before the crowds come .
Response from Host , Oct 2021
Dear Amig@
Thank you for your comments, we are sorry that you did not enjoy this experience as we had planned, it was a pity that we encountered a traffic accident, it was something that was out of our control, however, our team tried to do our best to make you have an extraordinary experience. We hope you will not be left with this bad taste in your mouth and give us your trust again so we can serve you again on your next trip.
Dulce, Amigo Tours
Horrible
Ortiz_J
, Jun 2021
Horrible!! The company changed meeting information at the last minute. There were six of us left behind at original meeting point. We were from Spain, England, Italy, and us from the USA. Now they are deciding to refunds or not. If the touring company decides to change pick up information at 9 night before the tour at 7:15am, it would be necessary to personally contact the customer to make sure they get the information at least via a text. Other companies have the sense and curtesy to do so.
Response from Host , Jun 2021
Dear Amig@
Thank you very much for letting us know your comments. We have reviewed this issue and we would like to clarify that we were also advised that we would not be allowed to pick up at the old meeting point, due to a new regulation, and we assure you that we tried to solve it as soon as possible. We are sorry that we were not able to serve you as we would have liked.
Dulce, Amigo Tours
Nice trip to Montserrat
Mona_M
, Mar 2020
The tour was informative. I wish I had more time. We had to choose between the hike to the cross and the museum. We chose the hike which was lovely.
Monserrat tour
terrygraap
, Jan 2020
The Montserrat tour was excellent. The tour guide was knowledgeable regarding the monastery. Even though it was quite cold, the tour went well. I recommend it.
A must for every tourist visiting Barcelona and preferably a guided tour is a better option as everything is explained
Desmond C
, Jan 2020
A must for every tourist visiting Barcelona and preferably a guided tour is a great way to enjoy the beauty and its history
Great morning!
Darlene_R
, Nov 2019
We enjoyed our trip to the Monastery. Our guide was informative and helpful. We had plenty of time there and it was great to get there early before the crowds.The bus ride was comfortable.
Nice Quiet Monastery
Esther Y
, Nov 2019
I was here last time but it was a lot more crowded. A beautiful structure and I was able to go into the main church
Montserrat Monastery is a must.
Lucian B
, Nov 2019
If you are visiting Barcelona, do make time for a side trip to Montserrat. The countryside is breathtaking. Be sure you reserve an early morning trip, as the place fills up as the day wears on. There are both guided tours during the ride only and those with added guided tours of the facilities while there. We chose the former and that worked just fine. There are walking tours available, a museum and several restaurants. Remember, the earlier the better.
Not the best
Desislava_M
, Oct 2019
No enough time and the weather in October is apparently is very foggy( specially in the morning , so we couldn't see anything from the beauty of the place
Response from Host , Oct 2019
Well Done
momopepper
, Oct 2019
Highly recommend the morning access tour. You get there before the crowds so practically no line and plenty of time to take pictures and enjoy the surroundings peacefully. Both our driver and tour guide were great. Best of all, you still have almost the entire day left to explore other parts of Barcelona after the tour. So if waking up early is not a problem or you have a tight schedule, this tour is perfect.
Early is worth it
janelleveazey
, Oct 2019
Tour guide (Gabby) was very knowledgeable both about the city and the monastery. Best idea to get there before lines began.
Monserrat Monastery
Feroza_D
, Oct 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that we were the first bus tour to arrive at 8 a.m. We were a small group and got to enjoy our walk through the monastery in peace and quiet. My husband and I were the only 2 people at the Black Madonna and got to appreciate it without having to hurry because others were waiting. We were also able to walk to the cross and take many photos of the spectacular views from that point. When we left at 10:30 am throngs of tourists had arrived and all I could think of was how happy I was that we had arrived nice and early and were able to enjoy the early morning hours at this wonderful place.
Early trip was well worth it!
Sherpa592497
, Oct 2019
Early trip meant we got the whole monastery to ourselves. Very nice and quiet. Christina was super nice and knowledgable and her English is good, couldn't ask for a better guide!
Get up early and just go
Bospatcr
, Oct 2019
To visit this place that early turn out to be a great idea since we avoid most of the crowd. When we enter the church there were just around 12 people.
Good tour
Gunasundari_P
, Sep 2019
This is a good tour, we started off early and reached between 7.45-8 am. The guide Gabrielle was very knowledgeable, and most importantly we got to see the Madonna around 9 am, before the crowd came. Literally, 15 minutes after we exited, we noticed the crowd building up. After we finished the monastery visit, we walked around, and stopped at the gift shop, took some shots of the amazing scenery and had coffee and snacks at the cafe.
( We only took the guided tour option, we didn't take the licor tasting or museum visit. )
We left at 10.45 am and were back almost at noon.
Overall, recommended!
Response from Host , Sep 2019
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