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Sagrada Familia
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Gaudi's unfinished basilica, a forest of stone columns and light that has been under construction for generati...
Church, mosque or temple · Spain · Catalonia
Montserrat
A jagged mountain with a Benedictine monastery and the Black Madonna, an hour from Barcelona.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Montserrat matters
Montserrat means serrated mountain, and the name fits: the rocks rise from the plain like saw teeth. On the slope sits a Benedictine monastery that is home to the famous Black Madonna, a statue Catalans deeply revere. You can hike on the trails, take a rack railway, and hear the boys' choir sing. It is an easy day trip.
Talking points
- The name means serrated mountain.
- The Black Madonna statue is a deeply venerated symbol for Catalans.
- The monastery has a famous boys' choir.
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