Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Montserrat



Montserrat Mountains are very well-known worldwide. "Montserrat" literally means "jagged (serrated) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat is Spain's first National Park. It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. The Abbey can be reached by road, by the Aeri de Montserrat cable car, or by the Montserrat Rack Railway.

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