Sergio López Prieto - Author at Dave's Travel Corner https://www.davestravelcorner.com/author/sergiolopez/ Seeing the World One Step at a Time Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:05:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 The Santa Cova of Montserrat: The Chapel Where, According to Legend, It All Began https://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-europe/the-santa-cova-of-montserrat-the-chapel-where-according-to-legend-it-all-began/ https://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-europe/the-santa-cova-of-montserrat-the-chapel-where-according-to-legend-it-all-began/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:02:16 +0000 https://www.davestravelcorner.com/?p=152481 The Black Madonna of Montserrat, La Moreneta, a 12th-century Romanesque carving of the Virgin and Child

I live in Collbató, at the foot of Montserrat’s southern face. When I climb toward the mountain along the Camí de les Coves, there’s a moment I never tire of: as I round a bend in the path, a small chapel appears in the distance, wedged into the rock. This is the Santa Cova, and for many of us who live here it’s the true spiritual heart of Montserrat, even more than the famous Benedictine monastery. This is the place where tradition sets the finding of the image of the […]

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