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Montserrat is a wonderful mountain that is located close to Barcelona. Tourists and locals usually visit this site where they can admire the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and enjoy the beauty of this area. This sanctuary is in the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat.

The rock formation of Mountain Montserrat is outstanding. Sant Jeroni is the name of the summit of this beautiful mountain. There is a cable car which will take you up the mountain in a few minutes. However, you can enjoy walking up Montserrat with your friends. Pilgrims do this once a year. It is said that they get to the top in about one hour and 45 minutes but there are different paths to the sanctuary. It is advisable to ask locals or the best travel agencies in Barcelona to make sure you can fully enjoy this activity. Remember that you can rent a car in Barcelona to get to this site and many others.
Remember that you can also visit the Museum in Montserrat and enjoy other great activities in this site. There are also different establishments close to this tourist attraction that offer numerous services such as accommodation. You can stay at any of the hotels in Barcelona since they all offer various services at reasonable rates but remember that not all of them have multilingual staff and it may be a very good idea to sign up for intensive Spanish certified courses.

Author: Viviana Gómez

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