Photos of Montserrat

1st of 3 trains to Montserrat: Judy on the subway station at Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona - going to the Av. Carrilet station.	2nd of 3 trains to Montserrat: The Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya railway from Av. Carrilet station to Monistrol.	3rd of 3 trains: Judy at Monistrol de Montserrat station - from Catalan train (white) to rack (cog) railway train (green).
Monistrol and part of Montserrat taken from the Monistrol de Montserrat train station	Montserrat taken from the rack (cog) railway train from Monistrol, going to the monastery (Monestir de Montserrat).	Another train going down the mountain. Taken from the rack (cog) train (Cremallera de Montserrat) going up to the monastery.
Fences to prevent falling boulders from hitting trains/tracks Taken from the rack (cog) railway train going to the monastery.	Monistrol, where the rack (cog) railway train started. Taken from the rack (cog) railway train going to the monastery.	The tracks of the rack (cog) railway train. Photo taken from near the monastery (Monestir de Montserrat).
Countryside and mountains. Taken from near the monastery (Monestir de Montserrat)	Bicyclists heading up the mountain to the monastery. Taken from near the monastery (Monestir de Montserrat).	Monistrol and surrounding area- taken from near the monastery (Monestir de Montserrat)
Montserrat (meaning serrated mountain) and the cross (seen at the top of the mountain) at the Chapel of Sant Miquel.	The complex of the basilica and monastery on Montserrat. Monastery here since the 9th century. Rebuilt in 1844.	Street next to the complex of the basilica and monastery on Montserrat
A driver of a tour bus preparing soup for tourists or perhaps pilgrims who came to Montserrat on his bus (not us).	Part of the basilica/monastery complex on Montserrat.	The neo-Romanesque apses of the basilica. Behind them is the polygonal, Renaissance-style apse of the former church.
Plaça de Santa Maria & monastery facade. Basilica & courtyard thru the portals. Part of the Gothic cloister (1477) on the left.	Facade of basilica - Christ and the 12 apostles. Basilica primarily is a shrine to La Moreneta (The Black Virgin).	A wedding inside the basilica. The interior is decorated with many paintings by Catalan artists.
La Moreneta (The Black Virgin) - Patroness of Catalonia. Supposedly carved by St. Luke in 50 a.d. Black from incense & candles.	A wedding inside the basilica. Above the altar, people can be seen passing by the statue of La Moreneta (The Black Virgin).	Path to La Santa Cova (the Holy Cave) - alleged site of the discovery of La Moreneta statue in 12th century.
La Santa Cova (Holy Cave) on the mountain - alleged site of the discovery of La Moreneta statue in 12th century.	Tracks (in the background) for the funicular going up the mountain to the hermitage of Sant Joan	Funicular cars passing on the tracks to and from the hermitage of Sant Joan
The monastery/basilica complex as seen from the funicular going up the mountain to the hermitage of Sant Joan	Judy and Richard after taking the funicular to the hermitage of Sant Joan	From the area near the hermitage of Sant Joan after taking the funicular there.
No, it's not a statue of a saint on the mountain. It's Judy near the hermitage of Sant Joan, after taking the funicular.	Judy on top of a mountain near the hermitage of Sant Joan, after taking the funicular.	Judy returning from the hermitage of Sant Joan (seen in the background), after taking the funicular.
A car going up to the hermitage of Sant Joan while we were going down to the monastery/basilica complex on the funicular.	Judy near the tracks of the rack (cog) railway that took us down to Monistrol from Montserrat.	The basilica/monastery complex on Montserrat with the train station (train to Monistrol) on the left.
La Santa Cova (Holy Cave) (orange) on the right - alleged site of the discovery of La Moreneta statue in 12th century.	Judy on the station at Montserrat waiting for the rack (cog) railway train to Monistrol - on our way back to Barcelona	A train going to Montserrat as seen from the rack (cog) railway train we took from Montserrat down to Monistol.
View from the rack (cog) railway train we took from Montserrat down to Monistol.	Judy taking a last look at Montserrat from the train station at Monistrol - waiting for train to take us to Barcelona