Panorama taken from the base station of the Aeri de Montserrat cable car. The picture shows a view up the side of Montserrat to the Monastery.

Aeri de Montserrat Cable Car Station - Montserrat visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Aeri de Montserrat Cable Car Station' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Catalonia.

The Aeri de Montserrat cable car provides the fastest up Montserrat to the Basilica of Santa Maria de Montserrat and the monastery. It was opened in the 1930's and takes about 5 minutes to transport visitors 1,350m up the mountain to the top station next to Placa de Santa Maria . The base station is next to the C-55 Monistrol de Montserrat road and the Llobregat river. It is served by a train from Barcelona and has a car park.

Other 360 panoramas from Montserrat:

• Cave of Pilgrim Candles
• Inner Courtyard
• Top of Funicular de Sant Joan
• Hermitage on Montserrat Trail
• Montserrat Mountain Trail
• Cross Viewpoint

Montserrat can be visited as a day trip from Barcelona. For those wishing to stay locally, Monistrol and surrounding village have a large number of (cheap) bed and breakfast, hotels, camp grounds and hostels normally used by students and pilgrims.

By Train: From Plaça d'Espanya in Barcelona. The cable car ride is included in the fare.
By Car: Take the A-2 north from Barcelona to Abera and then the C-55 towards Monistrol de Montserrat. The cable car station is just before this village.