Promenade des Berges de la Seine, Riverside promenade in Rueil-Malmaison, France

The Promenade des Berges de la Seine is a walking path that runs along the riverbank in Rueil-Malmaison, connecting different landscapes. The route passes through maintained parks with pergolas and flower beds, past water basins with water lilies, and alongside industrial zones with storage tanks.

The Seine banks between Bougival and Gennevilliers were painted in the 19th century by Monet, Renoir, Turner, Corot, Sisley and Berthe Morisot. In the same period walkers came for boating and riverside guinguettes. The waymarked promenade now covers 3.5 hectares along a 20 km route through the Yvelines and Hauts-de-Seine.

Since the 19th century the banks have drawn walkers curious about boating and guinguettes, riverside dance cafés. Impressionists including Monet, Renoir, Turner, Corot, Sisley and Berthe Morisot painted the banks, and access streets carry names such as rue Berthe Morisot and rue des Closeaux. Today the towpath is lined with weeping willows, and visitors watch barges pass on the Seine.

The walk lasts roughly an hour and a half and connects Rueil-Malmaison and Nanterre-Ville train stations via easily traversable paths. The routes are paved or gravel-based, with numerous benches for rest and good spots for photography.

Sections of the walk pass industrial facilities still in operation, with storage tanks and cranes that speak to the region's past. This contrast between working installations and peaceful parks makes the route unusual and memorable.