Sources and image credits — Autumn by the river: walking along the Seine and Thames

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The Seine and its quays in Paris, photographed in 2017.

Photo: Guilhem Vellut / Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · Image source

Tower Bridge seen from the Thames Path, photographed in 2014.

Photo: Robert Lamb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image source

Euro Magazine · 26 October 2026

Facts and sources

A walk beside a river shows a city at a different scale. Bridges connect neighbourhoods, quays open up the view, and even a short stretch ca…

In Paris, the right bank offers a clear starting point. The city describes the Parc Rives de Seine as pedestrian space with 4.5 kilometres o…

According to the city, the right-bank pedestrian area runs between Quai des Tuileries and Port de l’Arsenal. The Paris tourist route uses Qu…

London calls for a different scale. Thames Path is also the name of a long National Trail. National Trails gives the full route from the Cot…

Part of section 2 leaves room for a walk of a chosen length. The two bank routes begin around Albert Bridge; a bridge or public transport st…

In autumn, daylight and weather determine how much of a riverside route is comfortable. A wet quay can be slippery, and wind beside the wate…