A day trip to Montserrat today, which was much more amazing than we expected. The journey itself was quite an adventure - first the Metro (2 different lines) to a central train station, then train to Montserrat town (about 50 km), then transfer to the rack train to take us up the mountain to Montserrat monastery. We then took a funicular up to the very top of the mountain for some stunning views, and some incredible chapels and hermitages amongst the peaks. There were several paths for long hikes, or even mountain climbing, but we chose a short option to a tiny little hermitage. Our Austalian health & safety rules certainly don't apply here - some of the paths were tiny goat trails, along the edge of cliffs, and nothing to stop you going right over the edge. Ann really wanted to try those, but was convinced to take the safe option (only kidding!).
The monastery itself is huge, with up to 100 monks still living there, plus hotels and apartments for visiting pilgrims. The basilica is also huge, hard to remember it is built on top of a mountain. We've uploaded a few of our favorite photos.
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