With a little more than three weeks to go before the Marxa Culer, the popular walk that, as part of FC Barcelona’s 125th-anniversary celebrations, will finish at the Abbey of Montserrat, Barça supporters are responding enthusiastically. Registrations keep climbing every day, and the event on 14 June is expected to draw a huge crowd. But places are limited, and anyone who signed up for the 22 March edition of the Marxa Culer that was cancelled because of the weather and wants to take part again must re-register.

One added incentive for Barça members, penyes, and fans joining the walk on 13–14 June is the chance to pose for photos with the three trophies the club has brilliantly secured this 2024/25 season: La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup.

The Marxa Culer will be held in two formats: a long route of 46.7 kilometres starting from the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, and a shorter route of 6.5 kilometres departing from Collbató. Those opting for the longer route will set off at 10:00 pm on Friday 13 June, passing through the towns of Sant Joan Despí, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Molins de Rei, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Pallejà, El Papiol, Castellbisbal, Sant Andreu de la Barca, Martorell, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Esparreguera and Collbató before reaching Montserrat. The short walk will start from the Rambla de Collbató at 8:00 am on Saturday 14 June.

The minimum age for registration is 16 years for the long walk and 12 years for the short one. Minors must be registered by a parent or guardian. The registration fee for the long walk is €30 for Club members, €35 for penyistes and federation members, and €40 for all others. For the short walk, the fee is €20 for members, €25 for penyistes and federation members, and €30 for others. Registration includes a bib and timing chip, the official Marxa Culer shirt, medical assistance and accident insurance, refreshment stations, practical and service information, and a commemorative welcome upon arrival at the Montserrat Monastery.

The club will offer a return coach service from Monistrol de Montserrat at a flat rate of €10. Departure times will be adapted to participants’ arrival at the monastery. The cost of the rack railway descent from the monastery to Monistrol is not included.

Barça and Montserrat

FC Barcelona and the Abbey of Montserrat — two historic institutions deeply rooted in Catalonia — are jointly celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary and the Monastery’s millennium. Their historic link was formalised on 16 December 2024 with the signing of a twinning agreement, reaffirming their shared commitment to collaboration.

Long-time supporters will remember the Penya congresses at Montserrat in 1972, 1977 and 1979, as well as the first team’s bike rides up to the monastery in 1985 and 1992. There was also a small chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms at the Spotify Camp Nou before the renovation works. This chapel featured the same image of the Virgin that presided over the stadium’s opening ceremony in 1957. Once the renovations are complete, the chapel will be restored to its original location as part of the Espai Barça project.

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