The monastery very misty when we arrived

Statue of one of the designers of the monastery

St George patron saint of Catalonia, keeping guard

The basilica entrance - inside was where we heard the choir

Inside the basilica, the Black Madonna is in the centre at the back of the basilica

The Black Madonna is in the centre of this picture

Sound quality not great, but it was lovely in real life!

Monserrat Monestary

September 12 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

We took a trip to the monestary in the Monserrat mountain (translates to serrated mountain) , about an hour’s drive inland from Barcelona. Stunning scenery, the monastery is built into the mountain, has approx 70 monks and the Escolonia boys choir. Pilgrims visit the Black Madonna statue in the basilica there, which is in the back at the middle of the basilica, so watched by the public visiting the basilica!
It was an amazing place, we also heard the boys choir which was lovely. We didn’t have time to go up the funicular railway, one of the steepest in Europe and is 65 degrees steep! An American couple that we met, managed it and sent me a couple of their photos! Certainly something we would go back and do!Read more