Montserrat Bed and Breakfasts Reviews and Rates

Knocking on Heaven's door - Montserrat

The highest rating I would give Hotel Alfa is for the breakfast, which I rank three stars from a possible four. At the buffet table there is fresh squeezed orange juice in pitchers near the sweet pastries, rolls and cold meats. There are warm items such as mini-sausages, fried eggs and mushrooms served on a hotplate. I could not be happier - for …

Intangible

Today is a milestone for me - it's my birthday, and though over recent years I've had the chance to celebrate it in Portugal, Croatia, and Estonia, this is my first ever celebration in Barcelona. Originally, I didn't even think I'd be in Europe at all this summer, let alone for my birthday - but when the stars aligned, I made sure I'd be in …

10 Day Ignatian Pilgrimage through Spain & France

Every semester in Austria, the school gives the students a ten day break where they can anywhere in Europe they want to go.  Many use this time to go places they'll never be able to go again, sometimes at the farthest regions of the continent, including Greece, Turkey, Ireland, Scotland, England, and others.   For my ten day break, I knew exactly …

Montserrat mystique

We have been spending every possible evening and weekend at the beach since mid June, but we finally decided that we'd better try exploring other landscapes as well. On July 12 we decided to take the train to Montserrat, where mountain and monastery meet. Part of the fun of the excursion is the transportation. The train journey on FGC was scenic …

A day outside Barcelona

Jen, Andrew and I took a day tour excursion covering the Torres winery, the spiritual heartland of Catalan: Montserrat (1000m above sea level) and Sitges, a very popular sea side resort close to Barcelona. Signed up for this via the Barcelona Tourism Office (located at Placa Catalunya). Big coach bus-load and it was full. Headed off almost on …

Another hilltop monastery

May 29 - Montserrat As much as I appreciate Dad lending me his jacket set, I´m so glad that today´s weather is hot... it means that for the first time since March 11th, I don´t have to wear the darn thing! I had seen all that I really wanted to see in Barcelona as part of my tour, so today I decided to take a day trip to Montserrat. Montserrat is a …

Calatayud and Montserrat

DAY 23 MON We had cancelled our third night in Toledo the previous night and were not sorry to leave the city of steel after our breakfast of toast, marmalade and yogurt. Spanish highways are extremely well signposted but we still managed to miss the turnoff that would take us to the A2 (essential if we were to bypass Madrid). For several minutes …