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Eating
L'ALQUERIA €€
Catalan
( 972 22 18 82;
www.restaurantalqueria.com
; Carrer de la Ginesta 8; mains €18-22; lunch & dinner
Wed-Sat, lunch only Tue & Sun)
This smart minimalist
arrocería
(a restaurant specialising in
rice dishes) serves the finest
arrós negre
(rice cooked in cuttlefish ink) and
arrós a la
Catalan
(Catalan paella, cooked in an earthenware pot, without saffron) in the city, as well
as around 20 other superbly executed rice dishes. Book ahead for dinner.
+CUB €
(Plaça de Catalunya; 3 tapas €10.40; lunch daily, dinner Mon-Sat; )
Ubercentral cafe-bar distin-
guished by the friendly service, innovative tapas - from black pudding with pistachio to
salad with black fig sorbet - fresh fruit juice combos, shakes and Girona's own La Moska
microbrew.
Tapas
Montserrat
Though the monastery complex itself is compact, allow a whole day for the visit if you
want to take advantage of the many splendid mountain walks. Take the earliest
cremallera
(rack-and-pinion train) or cable car up the mountain to beat the crowds and begin with the
exploration of the monastery complex, paying a visit to the Virgin and then the worthwhile
Museu de Montserrat before grabbing an early lunch at the cafeteria. Don't stray too far, as
you wouldn't want to miss the 1pm performance by Europe's oldest boys' choir
(
www.escolania.cat
)
inside the basilica.
Afterwards, ride the funiculars, or else take a walk down to the Santa Cova - the spot
where the Virgin was originally found - or up to the Sant Jeroni peak for a splendid view of
the valley below.
Getting There & Away
Train, rack railway & cable car
The R5 line trains operated by FGC (
www.fgc.net
)
run
hourly from Plaça d'Espanyastation, starting at 8.36am (52 to 56 minutes). They connect
with the cable car (
www.aeridemontserrat.com
)
at the Montserrat Aeri stop (€5/7.90 one-
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