# Holy Week from Manresa: getaways from Good Friday to Easter Monday Two getaways with a night away and six day trips from Manresa for the four days of Easter: the last snow of the Pallars and the Tosa d'Alp, the monasteries of the Ripollès, Montserrat before the Escolania's holidays and the first walks by the sea. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/manresa/getaways/easter-holy-week · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Manresa - [A snow weekend in the Pallars, three hours from Manresa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira/itineraries/snow-weekend-pallars-from-manresa.md) (2 nights, Pallars Sobirà): Espot Esquí and Port Ainé usually close the season at the end of Holy Week if the snow holds, and spring brings soft pistes and long days. Rutes Pirineus usually runs a snowshoe outing to Sant Maurici in early April: check the dates. - [A getaway to Rupit and the Collsacabra cliffs](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/rupit/itineraries/rupit-collsacabra-cliffs-one-night.md) (1 night, Rupit): In April the Collsacabra is green and the Salt de Sallent runs with the winter's water. Rupit fills at midday on Easter holidays: sleep there and do the cliffs early, before the cars go up. - [Ripoll: two monasteries and a greenway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/ripoll/itineraries/ripoll-monasteries-and-greenway-from-manresa.md) (Day itinerary, Ripoll): The Santíssim Misteri of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, a wooden Descent from the Cross of 1251, has seven near life-size figures around Christ: it is the Passion that the Ripollès keeps. The church is a parish church and at Easter there are services: arrive early. - [Montserrat: flat path and mató](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montserrat/itineraries/montserrat-flat-path-and-mato.md) (Day itinerary, Montserrat): The Escolania sings in the basilica during Holy Week and takes its holidays the week that begins on Easter Monday. If you want to hear it, go up beforehand; and arrive early in any case, as on Easter holidays the rack railway is full. - [Cerdanya: the Tosa by gondola and the Puigcerdà lake](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/cerdanya/itineraries/snow-without-skis-and-gondola.md) (Day itinerary, Cerdanya): As long as La Molina stays open, the cable car takes pedestrians up to the Tosa d'Alp, at 2,537 metres, with the last solid snow of the season. If Holy Week falls late and the resort has already closed, do just the afternoon at Puigcerdà lake. - [Garraf: coves and rice by the sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/itineraries/garraf-coves-and-rice.md) (Day itinerary, Garraf Coves): It is the first sunny long weekend for going down to the sea without the summer crowds: the huts beach is still quiet and the Camí de les Costes, without shade, is pleasant to walk in April. El Chiringuito does not close at midday, but book a table. - [Vic: square, cured meats and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/vic/itineraries/vic-square-and-inn.md) (Day itinerary, Vic): It is the plan for the rainy day that Easter often brings: arcaded square, museum and cathedral under cover. The Museum of Medieval Art opens on Sunday morning and Sert's cathedral reopens in the afternoon, with the nave free. - [Sitges: seafront promenade and rice](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/sitges/itineraries/sitges-promenade-and-rice.md) (Day itinerary, Sitges): From April the Cau Ferrat and Maricel extend their hours until seven, and the promenade already has sunny terraces. Watch out for Easter Monday: the Sitges museums close every Monday, so visit them on Sunday. ## Four days, but not Madrid's four In Catalonia Maundy Thursday is a working day. The holidays are Good Friday and Easter Monday, so the long weekend runs from Friday to Monday, with Easter Sunday in the middle. If you can take the Thursday off, you gain a night; if not, leave on Thursday after work and you will arrive in the Pyrenees in time for dinner. With the four days, the two-night getaway to the Pallars makes good use of the three hours' drive. With two, one night in Rupit. The rest are day trips there and back: Montserrat half an hour away, Vic forty minutes, Ripoll an hour and the sea at Garraf and Sitges an hour and a quarter. ## Spring snow or April sea Holy Week changes date, and the plan changes with it. When it falls at the end of March, the Pyrenees usually have plenty of snow, and Espot, Port Ainé and La Molina have their last big weekend. When it falls in mid or late April, many resorts have already closed or open only the high pistes. Check the report and each resort's closing calendar a week before: they announce it according to the snow, never far in advance. If there is no snow, the same long weekend works for the other extreme. In April the water is still too cold for swimming, but the Garraf coast is bright, has room and the mountain path can be walked without heat. ## The Passion close to home Holy Week in the Bages and Baix Llobregat has its own theatre. The Passió d'Olesa de Montserrat and that of Esparreguera, two of the oldest in Catalonia, spread their performances between March and April, and one usually falls near Easter; tickets are sold on their websites. In Sant Joan de les Abadesses, the Santíssim Misteri is a wooden Passion of seven figures, and at Montserrat the Escolania sings at the week's celebrations before going on holiday. Easter Monday is mona day: godparents give it to their godchildren, and the pastry shops of Manresa have it to order throughout the week. Order yours before Good Friday. ## What to book and when In the Pallars, the bed in Espot and the lift pass online, which is cheaper than at the ticket office. In Rupit, the room, because there are few. For Montserrat you do not need to book, but you do need to arrive before ten. Sunday and Monday lunches are the hardest to find in the whole long weekend: in Ripoll, in Vic and on the coast, book a table days ahead. ## Snow and sand for the children The Tosa cable car costs ten euros for children from seven to eleven, and up there you can play in the snow even if nobody skis: bring snow clothes. In Ripoll, the Ter greenway is flat and admits pushchairs. Rupit has the suspension bridge and the bell tower; Garraf, a sheltered sandy beach in the bay. ## Good Friday and Easter Monday jams The big exit is Thursday afternoon and Friday morning; the return, Monday from four o'clock. The C-16 through the Cadí tunnel and the C-17 from the Ripollès fill on the way back, and the C-32 from Garraf grinds to a halt on Monday afternoon. From the Pallars, allow more than three hours and leave early or after dinner. ## Better another week The small coves between Garraf and Port Ginesta are for May onwards. The Montseny of the beeches is for autumn. And the Escolania, if that is what you are going for, does not sing the week that begins on Easter Monday. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is Maundy Thursday a holiday in Catalonia? No. In Catalonia the holidays are Good Friday and Easter Monday; Thursday is a working day. ### Is there snow at Easter? It depends on the date and the winter. If it falls in March, almost always; if it falls at the end of April, many resorts have already closed. Check their closing calendar the week before. ### Where can you see the Passion near Manresa? In Olesa de Montserrat and Esparreguera, which spread their performances between March and April. Buy your ticket on their websites. ### What is open on Easter Monday? Montserrat, yes, although the Escolania begins its holidays that day. The Sitges museums, no: they close every Monday.