Barcelona is a great city but sometimes you just need to break out of the crowds and experience some nature. I travelled outside of Barcelona with Montserrat in mind, hoping to walk around this famous mountain range and photograph some of the views.
The main focus for me was the hiking and climbing aspect of this area, but I did also get time to walk around the Benedictine Abbey and capture a few of the details inside. The stained glass windows in-particular caught my attention in this building, I'm not sure how old they are but the designs were really beautiful with the light shining through.
"Montserrat" means "saw mountain" in Catalan and describes the unusual rock formations that separate this from others in the area. It was really breathtaking to sit on top of the mountain and photograph the wide open expanses of nature. I hope in the future you can also go and experience this wonderful sight for yourself. For now you can enjoy a few of my own images below.
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