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Basilica a Montserrat Monastery, Catalonia, Spain

Accessibility at Montserrat

Is Montserrat Monastery accessible? Montserrat Monastery offers several conveniences that make the complex accessible.

Accessible Travel to Montserrat

If you plan to travel by train from Barcelona, the Cremallera Rack Railway is accessible for wheelchair users and visitors with limited mobility. The stations at Montserrat (upper terminus) and Monistrol de Montserrat (lower terminus) have elevators.

Note that the Aeri de Montserrat Cable Car is not accessible as there are steps at both the bottom and top stations.

If you plan to arrive at Montserrat Monastery by car, there are designated accessible parking spots at the paid parking area right by the complex.

There is a short, slightly uphill distance to cover from the parking lot to the complex. If that is a problem, you can ask staff to allow you to drop off the disabled visitor close to the complex entrance, and then park you car and join them.

If you park your car at the bottom of the mountain at Monistrol Vila station for free, there are elevators here as well, and you can then take the accessible rack railway to Montserrat Monastery.

Accessible Facilities at Montserrat

Restaurants and toilets at the complex are accessible. There are adapted restrooms in the two public restroom areas as well as in the restaurants.

However, the two funiculars at Montserrat Monastery, the Santa Cova Funicular and the Sant Joan Funicular, that take you to other parts of Montserrat Mountain, are not accessible.

In high season, a little train is available on a complimentary basis for disabled visitors to move around the monastery complex without the need to walk everywhere.

Accessible Attractions at Montserrat

You can visit the open air museum, the Montserrat Basilica, the Montserrat Museum, and the Espai Audio-Visual Space in a wheelchair or scooter.

You can also use a ramp to get close enough to see the Black Madonna. There are steps that lead right up to the image, so you can’t get that close, but you can view the image from the bottom of the steps.

Ask staff about accessing the Black Madonna for disabled visitors via the Cami de l’Ave Maria, the cave-like pathway with the multicolored candles. You do have to use a stairlift on this route.

The Black Madonna can also be seen at a distance from the Basilica.