Beautiful vista from the Oratory that sits atop one of the high points in Montreal. The grounds are immaculate making it a very peaceful place to spend a few hours. The Oratory itself is a beautiful and impressive ediface, both inside and out.
We made the mistake to taking the Metro to Snowden station and walking about 3/4 mile uphill to the Oratory. On the maps Snowden looked equidistant to the Cote-des-Neiges station which is really much closer, only 2 blocks away.