Montserrat#

Montserrat, January 2014, Photo: Hermann Maurer

The Benedictine Abbey can be reached by road, by the Aeri de Montserrat cable car, or by the Montserrat funicular railway (shown in the picture).

From the abbey, the Funicular de Sant Joan funicular railway goes up to the top of the mountain, where there are various abandoned caves in the cliff faces that were previously used by reclusive monks, whilst the Funicular de la Santa Cova descends to a shrine.