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Collbato Destination Guide

Explore Collbato in Spain

Collbato in the region of Catalonia with its 3,290 inhabitants is a town in Spain - some 299 mi or ( 481 km ) East of Madrid , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Collbato

Current time in Collbato is now 01:42 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Perpignan, Montpellier, Marseille, Grenoble, and Bordeaux. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Perpignan . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Collbato ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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MONTSERRAT

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VISIT TO MONTSERRAT ..

UFO in Montserrat

0:26 min by Ivan Puertas
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The curious case of a Japanese guy on top of Montserrat. ..


Montserrat Cable Car

5:00 min by rimski
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A journey down from Montserrat, near Barcelona, Spain, by cable car (Aeri de Montserrat). ..

Montserrat

2:53 min by Paul Laycock
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A day trip to the monastery at Montserrat, Catalonia. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Funicular de Sant Joan

The Funicular de Sant Joan ("Saint John Funicular railway") is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The line connects the monastery, and the upper terminus of the Montserrat Rack Railway, with sacred sites, walking trails and viewpoints higher up the mountain. With a maximum gradient of 65%, it is the steepest funicular in Spain.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.59 1.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Funicular railways in Catalonia, Metre gauge railways in Spain

Battle of Montserrat

In the Battle of Montserrat (29 July 1811) a force of Spanish irregulars led by Joaquín Ibáñez Cuevas y de Valonga, Baron de Eroles defended Montserrat Mountain against two Imperial French divisions under the command of Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet. The minor action occurred during the Peninsular War, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was fought near the Santa Maria de Montserrat Monastery, which is located on the mountain 36 kilometres northwest of Barcelona, Spain.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.59 1.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1811 in Spain, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Battles of the Peninsular War, Conflicts in 1811

Funicular de la Santa Cova

The Funicular de Santa Cova, or Santa Cova funicular railway, is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The line descends from the monastery, and the upper terminus of the Montserrat Rack Railway, on a continuous curve to a lower station that gives access, via a path, to Santa Cova, a shrine lower down the mountain.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.59 1.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Funicular railways in Catalonia, Metre gauge railways in Spain

Santa Maria de Montserrat

Santa Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain. It hosts the Virgin of Montserrat, and the Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, a publishing house, one of the oldest presses in the world still running, with its first book published in 1499.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.59 1.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Spain, Benedictine monasteries in Spain, Monasteries in Catalonia

Aeri de Montserrat

The Aeri de Montserrat is an aerial cable car which provides one of the means of access to the Montserrat mountain and abbey. It can be found near the city of Barcelona, Catalonia. The line runs from the monastery to the station of Montserrat-Aeri, on the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) line from Barcelona-Plaça d'Espanya station to Manresa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 41.59 1.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aerial tramways in Catalonia

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Collbato