We took a day trip from Barcelona to the mountain town of Montserrat, a Benedictine monk retreat. Monserrat is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. History says that shepherds saw a bright light descending from the sky in 880 AD and decided to build a monestery to capture the spirit.
After a couple of hours of train rides, you have this view just a short walk from the station.
We hiked through the small town and out on a trail winding along the side of the mountains.
We headed back to town and took a funicular up a few hundred more meters in elevation and hiked some more. The landscape and scenery were incredible.
Heading even further up!
Selfie at the top.
Heading back down to town on the funicular.
A final shot from the first change of trains further down the mountain from Montserrat.
