http://travelcaoz.com travel guide information, travel tips, tourist information and holidays Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://travelcaoz.com/montserrat-monastery-spain http://travelcaoz.com/montserrat-monastery-spain#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:10 +0000 admin http://travelcaoz.com/?p=105 Montserrat Monastery is a spectacularly beautiful Benedictine monk mountain retreat about one hour North West from Barcelona by train. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. It describes the peculiar aspect of the rock formation, which is visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock, popular with climbers. If you enjoy walking there are also some interesting walks through the mountains where you will experience magnificent views of some of the most unusual rock formations in the whole of Catalonia.

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