Montserrat – a place of worship and mountain hiking
Montserrat is a mountain range in Catalonia, located several dozen kilometers north of Barcelona. The name of the massif comes from jagged mountain peaks, and the highest peak, Sant Jeroni, rises to 1,237m above sea level. On the slopes of the massif there is a Benedictine monastery, the holiest site of Catalans, the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna of Montserrat. Monserrat is therefore both a place of pilgrimage in honor of the Mother of God, and a place ideal for…
