How to make the most of Montserrat day trips Just an hour from Barcelona, Montserrat blends jaw-dropping mountain scenery ...

Why Montserrat matters: This sacred mountain offers unique jagged peaks, a historic monastery, and the revered Black Madonna, making it a top cultural and natural getaway from Barcelona. Getting there ...

It’s hard to top Barcelona, Spain’s most cosmopolitan and fun city. But it’s still worth considering at least one of several temping, scene-changer day trips from Barcelona: the mountaintop monastery ...