The Monastery of Montserrat

The Monastery of Montserrat, in Spain – Catalonia. A Benedictine monastery, the spiritual symbol and religious center of Catalonia and the center of Catholic pilgrims from all over the world. It is located at an altitude of about 700 m above sea level and about 50km northwest of Barcelona. The name of the monastery comes from the same mountainous terrain of Montserrat (“Cut mountains”). More