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Montserrat
No trip to Barcelona would be complete without a pilgrimage to Montserrat, long
sensitive people as the spiritual centre of Catalonia. More than 50 km (30
miles) inland from the city of Barcelona, Montserrat, literally "sawn Mountain,"
served as a Mecca for a religion for hundreds of years.
Founded in 1025, the Benedictine monks, has served here for the honor of the
Black Madonna "Mare de Deu de Montserrat" or "La Moreneta, a
wooden sculpture by Century 12 Mary and the child Jesus. The monastery and basilica Barcelona building here around this boss of the house Catalon, Hotels in Barcelona. In 1811, the armydestroyed the Napolean monastery, monks and all killed. However, the monastery
was rebuilt in 1844, and until today, a community of more than 100 monks live in
and maintain this beautiful historic site.
Each year, thousands of newly weds trip to Montserrat La Moreneta to seek
blessings on their Barcelona Hotels. And at the 27th and April 8 in September of each year, the statue of the Black Madonna, the focus will be on two of the Catalon
honorable, most holy days.
The monastery is open daily from the Basilica of 6:00 am to 10:30 am and 12:00
am to 6:30 pm; Phone 93/877-7777. If you click on the Church of 1:00 pm each
day, you are invited to listen to privileged Escolia, Montserrat's boy's choir
The monastery also Barcelona houses a museum, which is bounded into two sections: the
Secció Antiga, with works by Caravaggio, El Greco and Correggio, and Secció
Moderna, the most modern exhibition Catalan painters, Telephone: 93/877- 7766.
Secció Antiga is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 2:00 am to 10:30 pm and
Secció Moderna is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 3:00 am to 6:00 p.m
By car, you can at Montserrat in A2/A7 motorway at Martorell, and follow the
signs to Montserrat. You can also take the train from U-Bahn Plaça Espanya. In
addition, there are tour Barcelona bus or climbing excursions.
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