Скачать или смотреть Montserrat, a day-trip from Barcelona (2011)

Our journey and visit to the Monastery of Montserrat. See human towers at a wedding at min 3:16!
We took the train from Plaça d'Espanya (R5 line but it was a bit confusing to find the metro entrance linked to the trains) and changed for the funicular railway (cremallera) at Monistrol de Montserrat.
Catalonia's holiest place, the Monastery of Montserrat was founded in the 11th century. Destroyed in 1811 by the French, the site was rebuilt in 1844. It hosts the Black Virgin of Montserrat, a small wooden statute (La Moreneta, carbon dated around 12th century) said to be brought here by St Peter in 50 BC. The entrance is by St Mary piazza, where two wings of the Gothic cloister (1477) can be still seen. Accessed through the arch, the inner courtyard hosts the baptistery (1902); its sienna walls soften the light giving a feeling of peace and perfection. A door on the right leads towards the Black Virgin.

Music: Ravel (Bolero); Andres Segovia - Asturias