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Montserrat (Catalonia)

Description: 1,236 meters (4,055 feet). Mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia, in Spain. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, ... more

Montserrat (Catalonia) ... Santa María de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth.

Newest Review: ... in the area an image of the Virgin Mary carved by St Luke and the second legend claims Montserrat to be where the knight ... more

... Parsifal discovered the Holy Grail. It is the “Black Virgin” or La Moreneta as it is known locally that is the reason for the monasteries existence and the main reason for the umber of pilgrims who visit as well as the tourists. Whether or not such legends are true or not what is definitely true is that the monastery is a mighty impressive site set on the mountain of Montserrat which has great black craggy rocks jutting out all over the place. This area is a great place for bird watchers or those interested in plant lif...more

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Montserrat (Catalonia): Singing like Aled Jones in stereo (1098 words)
by - written on 22/07/07 (Very useful, 184 readings)
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I must admit I did not expect to find myself back in Barcelona again so soon after my visit at Easter with the kids but my newest bestest mate who I met in a nightclub in town asked me to pop over and pick up a couple of laptop bags and as there was a monkey in it for me I could not refuse, anyway I was there on business and had the added bonus of a spare day, having done all of the site in Barcelona in April I decided to spend a day visiting the Monastery at Montserrat. There are a couple of option f getting there and I chose to use the excellent train service which takes les than an hour and saves having to navigate the early morning congestion to get out of ... Read the complete review