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What´s to say about it?
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The Montaña de Monserrat is already visible from a far distance.
It is a gigantic rock massif with points and rock merlons.
The massif of unique beauty is, looked alone for himself, and there are no other mountains concerning the environment either which could put this into the shade.
The scenically beautiful and geologically unique mountains house a fauna with a large number of species.
In addition, the cloister of Montserrat, one of the best known, also stands here if not the best known one -- cloister of Catalonia.
A place full of history, culture and art.
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Montserrat is above 50 km northwestern of Barcelona and the middle sea coast removed, it is, however, definitely worth an excursion.
The famous cloister is located on a mountain and houses the Catalan protection saint, the black Madonna.
Hundreds of tourists and believers stream to the cloister Montserrat every day to see the world-famous Madonna statue in the shrine.
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In addition, one can have a look at paintings of Catalan artists in the museum of Montserrat.
Of the cloister one has a fantastic view.
One also can go by rack-railroad from there to a peak.
Several walking and climbing routes lead as well on the peaks of the massif.
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How you get there
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From Barcelona take the highway A-2. Than take the exit 582 (Manresa, Tunel del Cadi) to the C-55. Follow the C-55 and drive trough the village Monistrol. Now follow the signs upwarts on the montain.
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Mountains and Nature
