There are five Montserrat shops, all inside the monastery complex, plus a daily farmers’ market and an official online shop. They are all less than a five-minute walk from the basilica, and they are all run by the same company that operates the sanctuary’s services at Montserrat.
There are five shops in Montserrat: La Botiga (the main shop, open until 8:00 p.m.), the Espai Audiovisual bookstore (open until 8:00 p.m.), the museum shop (open until 6:45 p.m.), a small kiosk at the Mirador dels Apòstols (open until 5:00 p.m.), and the Queviures grocery store (open until 8:00 p.m.). La Botiga is the largest and the shop you should visit if you only have time for one: it carries liqueurs, coques, rosaries, and the choir’s CDs. There’s also a daily farmers’ market outside the monastery and an official online store that ships worldwide
.La Botiga — the biggest of the Montserrat shops
La Botiga is the largest shop in the monastery. It’s located on the main street next to La Cafetería. It also has the longest hours of any shop in Montserrat, making it ideal for last-minute shopping.
It offers a wide selection: food (herbal liqueurs, honey, olive oil, chocolate, cured meats, and “coques”—flat, sweet pastries that come directly from the monastery’s ancient baking tradition), devotional items (rosaries, medals, prints, and small replicas of the Black Madonna), and general souvenirs: mugs, magnets, textiles, and children’s items.
The bookshop at the Audiovisual Space
This is the Audiovisual Space’s store, offering a wide selection of products, books, and music. Montserrat has had its own printing press since 1499, and the abbey continues to publish today under the name Publicacions de l’Abadia de Montserrat. The shelves are largely stocked with the abbey’s own catalog: history, art, Catalan literature, children’s books, and travel guides, along with titles from other publishers.
It’s also a great place to find recordings by the Montserrat Boys’ Choir. If you’ve heard them sing and want to take their music home with you, you’ll find what you’re looking for in this shop.
The Museum shop
The museum has its own gift shop on the lower level, offering a unique shopping experience: exhibition catalogs, art books, posters, and prints related to the collection—the museum houses works by El Greco, Caravaggio, Monet, Renoir, Picasso, and Dalí, as well as an Egyptian collection with its own catalog. It follows the museum’s hours.
The Mirador dels Apòstols shop
A small space on the grounds of the Bar del Mirador—the building at the entrance to the complex, where you’ll also find the buffet. It offers a limited selection of items sold at La Botiga—postcards, magnets, small gifts—and is very convenient if you’ve made your way up to the viewpoint and don’t want to go back to the plaza.
Good to know: It closes at 5:00 p.m., three hours before La Botiga.
Queviures, the supermarket
A special case among Montserrat’s shops—and the one people ask about most often—is a small grocery store where you can buy bread, cheese, fruit, drinks, and everything you need for a picnic, as well as gifts. This is especially useful if you’re staying in the apartments at the monastery or if you’d rather eat at the picnic area near the Bar del Mirador dels Apòstols instead of waiting in line at the buffet or La Cafetería. Check out our guide to dining in Montserrat.
The farmers’ market — the one thing you cannot buy in a shop
Outside the monastery, on the way in from the car park, farmers from the villages around the mountain set up a daily market: mató curd cheese, honey, fig bread, cured goat cheeses. It is the most traditional food at Montserrat and none of it reaches the shelves of the Montserrat shops.
What is worth buying in the Montserrat shops
The shops in Montserrat grew out of the monastery’s old workshops, and many of the products sold there still stem from that tradition. There are four product lines directly linked to the sanctuary:
- Digestive liqueurs and “coques.” Both come from the monastery’s own workshops, where they were originally made as a tonic for travelers and pilgrims who often arrived after a long journey.
- Recordings by Montserrat Boys Choir, the Escolanía. CDs by the boys’ choir, a school first documented in 1307.
- Books published by Publicacions de l’Abadia de Montserrat. The monastery has had its own printing press since 1499.
- Prints, medals, rosaries, and images of La Moreneta. Devotion to the Virgin Mary long ago gave rise to printed images and engravings, which over time led to the medals and rosaries that visitors take home.
The money does not go to a concession: The proceeds are used for the maintenance of Montserrat and the social projects that the monastery supports each year.
The official online shop
If you get home and wish you had bought the liqueur, there is an official Montserrat online shop run by the same company as the Montserrat shops on the mountain. It carries the same lines — religious items, books, music, souvenirs, food and gift boxes — and ships internationally, though orders outside the EU can attract customs duties.
It is also the only way to buy anything from Montserrat without going up, and the money works the same way as in the shops: it goes towards maintaining the sanctuary and the monastery’s social projects.
Where the Montserrat shops are on the map
All of them are located within the monastery grounds; everything is marked on our interactive map of Montserrat.
FAQ — Shopping at Montserrat
Are there shops at Montserrat monastery?
Yes, there are five Montserrat shops, all inside the monastery complex: La Botiga (the main shop), the bookshop at the Audiovisual Space, the Museum shop, a small shop at the Mirador dels Apòstols and the Queviures grocery. There is also a daily farmers’ market outside the monastery.
What time do the Montserrat shops open?
La Botiga and the Queviures supermarket open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and the bookshop keeps the same hours as the Audiovisual Space, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Museum shop follows the museum, 10:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., and the shop at the Mirador dels Apòstols closes at 5:00 p.m.
What should you buy at Montserrat?
The products that actually come from the monastery’s own tradition: the herb liqueurs and the coques (sweet flat cakes), CDs of the Escolania boys’ choir, books from the abbey’s press, and rosaries, medals and prints of the Black Madonna. At the outdoor market you can also buy mató curd cheese, honey and fig bread.
Is there a supermarket at Montserrat?
Yes. There’s a small grocery store marked “Queviures,” open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It sells bread, cheese, fruit, and drinks, and is a great place to pick up supplies for a picnic.
Can you buy from the Montserrat shops online?
Yes. The sanctuary has an official online store that sells the same products as the monastery shops—religious items, books, music, food, and gift boxes—and ships internationally. Orders outside the EU may be subject to customs duties.
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