Montserrat Monastery

A Benedictine monastery perched on a mountain of strange, saw-toothed rock pinnacles, about an hour from Barcelona. Pilgrims come to see the Black Madonna (La Moreneta) in the basilica, and to hear the Escolania boys' choir, one of the oldest in Europe, which sings most weekdays around 1 pm.

Get there by train from Plaça d'Espanya to the cable car or the rack railway. Funiculars climb higher for walking trails among the rocks, with great views. Combined tickets cover the train and funiculars.