We went to hear a free organ concert on a Sunday night. This is a very beautiful baslica. The altar sculptures, art, and stained glass were extremely elaborate and stunning. None of the photos do it justice.

The organ performance was another story - not good at all. The organist needs to practice many more years before he can play in front of an audience.

One of the most stunning churches I have ever seen! Truly well worth the $5 admission price. A definite must see and the light show at night has also been well reviewed (although we never got the chance to attend). Beautiful colors, windows and art, it is truly one of the most spectacular sights in Montreal!

La Basilique Notre Dame de Montreal is not the oldest church in Montreal. The current church on this site was built in the 1800s. It is the oldest parish however started in the 1600s

The Basilica is well worth a visit when you go to Montreal. The outside does seem remensence of Notre Dame in Paris but it wasn't designed that well.

I would advise visiting the church definetely before 4pm as it closes then for the light show at 6.30pm. That time it is $4 to visit

Unfortunately we arrived about 6pm and could only get inside if we paid the $10 for the light show. To be honest I didn't think it was worth the money. You get headphones in either French or English and sit in one of the pews. You are given a row and seat number but it is really hard to see the numbers on the ends of the pews as it is dark.

You watch a projector screen where it shows pictures and a naration of the history of Monetral, they have actors playing out scenes which I found a little borring. If you haven't seen the front of the church yet there is a Wow factor at one point of the show. But it definitely a hollywood production that you would never see in churches in Italy or France.

You do get 15 mins after the show to look around the church and see all the statues etc....

So would definitely visit the church but I would advise you to just pay the $4 during the day