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Delve into Catalan traditions by visiting the mythical mountain of Montserrat and diving into the culture of the cava in a local cellar.
Your expert guide will pick you up at your hotel in a comfortable minivan and will assist you on this journey into the heart of Catalonia. He will also offer you a background history on the Catalan culture while you enjoy two of the most phenomenal sites of the region.
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* Duration: 10 hours
* Starts: Barcelona, Spain
* Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Delve into Catalan traditions by visiting the mythical mountain of Montserrat and diving into the culture of the cava in a local cellar.
Your expert guide will pick you up at your hotel in a comfortable minivan and will assist you on this journey into the heart of Catalonia. He will also offer you a background history on the Catalan culture while you enjoy two of the most phenomenal sites of the region.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Plaza de Catalunya, Placa de Catalunya, 08206 Barcelona Spain
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.
Stop At: Montana de Montserrat, 08199 Montserrat Spain
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
Pass By: Abadia de Montserrat, Carretera BP-1121 S/N, 08199 Montserrat Spain
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
Stop At: CCOO Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Passeig Baríton Maties Ferret, 34, Baixos, 08770 Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona, Spain
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
