Girona & Montserrat (BCNGIMON)

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Start your full day trip from Barcelona with comfortable bus and guide on board. Girona, medieval city with one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in Europe!

Discover more of Catalonia on a daytrip to Girona and Montserrat and travel in a comfortable coach to two of the country’s most remarkable sights. Explore the medieval streets of Girona and visit the monastery of Montserrat on this rewarding excursion.

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Transport
Transfer in air-conditioned coach and rack railway

Languages
Tour guide in English and Spanish

Sightseeing
Historic city centre of Girona and monastery Montserrat

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Overview:

Comfortable coach with tour guide in English and Spanish
Guided tour through Girona’s medieval city centre
Ride on the rack railway to Montserrat Monastery
Visit of the church Santa Maria de Montserrat, exhibition and tasting of home-made liqueurs

What to Expect:

Your exciting daytrip starts with the journey from Barcelona to Girona. The capital of the north awaits you with its medieval city centre, whose history comes alive on a guided tour. Visit the cathedral and take a stroll through its winding streets, down to the riverbank with its famous pastel-coloured houses. Take your time and discover more of Girona’s cultural and artistic heritage or search for buildings and squares that have acted as setting in ‘Game of Thrones’.

Your bus brings you from here to the second highlight of the day, Montserrat Mountain, which rises majestically to 1,236 metres and overlooks the surrounding area. Thousands of years of wind and rain have given the sedimentary rocks their ragged forms, which today attract hikers and climbers. From the foot of the mountain go up to Montserrat Monastery by rack railway and enjoy the panoramic views during your 15-minute trip.

After arriving, visit the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat. Founded in 1025, it is famous for its image of the Virgin of Montserrat, a Romanesque statuette from the 12th century, which is better known as ‘La Moreneta’ (the black virgin). Take your time for an audio-guided visit of the exhibition centre, where you’ll learn more about the construction and history of the monastery and don’t miss a tasting of homemade liqueurs, produced by the monks of Montserrat.

What is included?

Transfer in air-conditioned coach
Official tour guide in English and Spanish
Guided walk around Girona
Train ride on track railway to Montserrat Monastery
Tickets for audiovisual exhibition ‘Espai Audiovisual Montserrat’ with information about the history of the monastery, its importance as a sanctuary and place of pilgrimage and the mountain Montserrat.
Tasting of four typical liqueurs, home-made by the monks of Montserrat.

What’s not included?

Entrance to the Cathedral Santa Maria in Girona
Food and drink, if not stated otherwise
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Additional Information:

Daytrips to Girona and Montserrat are available from April 1 to October 31.
Departure: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8.15 am. Please arrive 15 minutes before departure.
The daytrip takes about 11 hours.
Daytrips require a minimum of two people.
The excursion involves some walking, so we recommend bringing appropriate clothes and shoes.
The abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat is a catholic church and has clothing restrictions, so visitors are asked to dress appropriately or might not be admitted to the building.
Montserrat is a mountain region and, depending on the season, you should bring weatherproof clothing.

How to get there:

Meeting point: Balmes 5, Barcelona
By bus lines L94, L95, N14 and N16 to stop ‘Rda. Universitat - Pl. Catalunya’
By metro lines L1 and L2 to station ‘Universitat’