Combine mountains, history and wine tasting to make the most of your time in port in Barcelona. On this outstanding shore excursion, you’ll head outside of the city to visit two beautiful places – the mountain of Montserrat, where you can enjoy a scenic walk and admire the medieval Santa Maria de Montserrat abbey, and the Freixenet winery, part of Spain’s Cava Trail where you’ll have a cellar tour and a cava tasting. This private tour ensures you'll receive personalized attention from your expert guide.
Posted By : Amy_S
What an unexpected surprise! This tour was actually the highlight of our 12 day Mediterranean cruise we took in October. We were picked up directly at the cruise terminal in Barcelona. We then drove with Robert, our guide about an hour to Monserrat and learned so much about the area and it's history - all super interesting. Robert was so knowledgeable about this area and the recommendations for things to do in Monserrat to make our experience the best.
We took a funicular up to the top of Monserrat and did some hiking up the mountain. These hikes are on loose stones/gravel and moderately strenuous uphill climb. But certainly do-able for most people. Perhaps you would avoid if you are very afraid of heights or have mobility issues, but a great experience for us. Robert recommended we bring up our lunch (our purchase, but very affordable) and it was a beautiful location to do so! It's a good idea to make sure you have water for your hike.
We came down and were in time to meet Robert and get entrance to see the boys choir perform in the basilica. Tickets for this were included. It was very crowded, but Robert made sure we got excellent seats to view the choir. We then saw the black Madonna (also included).
After a great morning and early afternoon in Monserrat we were off to the Cava wine district to the home of Martha and the Mas Comtal winery. What a surreal experience to sit in her backyard overlooking the vineyard in the days fading light - amazing! We learned so much about the region, the history, and making of the Cava wines; and of course were able to sample wonderful wines. The wines and the company truly made this a memory we will never forget. It was like we were enjoying an early evening with friends. We simply cannot recommend this experience enough.
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Posted On : 2023-10-15 08:39:52 
Posted By : bossbb
We had an excellent time with our tour guide Pablo! He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Montserrat was an interesting place to visit, very different from other places. We took the Saint Juan cablecar to the top of the mountain and walked down. Unfortunately we did not have the correct footwear. Sandals are not recommended. We also saw the black Madonna. On the way back we visited a winery where we tasted some good cava and wines.
Thanks for a nice trip! 💫
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Posted On : 2023-07-23 16:40:30 
Posted By : C T
This was one of those tours where you felt like you had a front row seat. We were fortunate to have a very eclectic group of people from all over the world. Everyone was courteous.The guide was extremely knowledgeable. But the highlight for me was seeing the Black Virgin and then riding a train down in the caverns under the Cava vineyards.
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Posted On : 2017-12-07 16:25:41
Posted By : Meredith F
Loved the tour. Our tour guide was great she accommodated all our requests.
Posted By : mccoygerald
Our guide was a super-great driver and that was necessary on that little curvy road that climbed way up onto that mountain. Montserrat was an outstanding experience as was the museum. We were sorry we did not have more time there because there was so much to do and see. Our trip to the winery was also great. The young lady there did a fantastic job of explaining everything about their making of the wine and the samples she provided to us were excellent.
Posted By : Marcella L
Great tour! Definitely worth the value. We had a wonderful tour guide Lydia who was extremely knowledgeable and an excellent tour guide. Loved it. Montserrat was amazing and had plenty of time to tour the area. Wine tasting was fun and definitely wonderful to see....
