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How to Get to Montserrat from Barcelona: Train, Rack Railway, Aeri, Coach or Car
Every way from Barcelona to Montserrat compared: the R5 train with the rack railway or the Aeri cable car, the daily coach from Sants, driving and parking at €4 a day, and the tours that do it all for you.
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Visiting Montserrat Monastery: the Black Madonna, the Escolania and the Museum
How to plan a visit to the sanctuary of Montserrat: Basilica hours, when to see La Moreneta (the Black Madonna), when the Escolania boys' choir sings, the Museum of Montserrat and the tickets that include timed or priority access.
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Hiking Montserrat: the Funiculars, the Hermitages and Sant Jeroni
How to explore the mountain above the monastery: the Sant Joan and Santa Cova funiculars, the natural park's hermitages route (7 km, about 2 hours) and the climb to Sant Jeroni at 1,236 m, with what to bring and how to fit it into a day.