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Exterior facade of Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal, photographed in 2011

Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal: October 25 Facade Event, New Cafe and AURA Offer

A free facade-unveiling event on October 25, a new cafe and an October AURA discount make Notre-Dame Basilica worth planning around this fall.

Directly under the heart of the city, 19 miles long, the Underground City is probably the most famous aspect of shopping in Montreal. It is a web constantly growing, linking many major buildings and multi-level shopping malls in the area, and a shopper's paradise in any season.

Thousands of boutiques, major hotels, restaurants, universities, dozens of office buildings and attractions are all linked together by brightly lit, scrupulously clean passageways. The "city" is definitely the Montréal of Montrealers offering to more than 500,000 people every day a connection to work, shopping, dining or entertainment.

One major section is reached via Peel and McGill metro stations on the green line, and another via Bonaventure station on the orange line. Safe and sheltered from the elements, the Underground City offers a huge range of goods and services as well as a handy way to get from place to place without weather or traffic problems.