Verdun: the riverbank and the comeback street
A long St Lawrence boardwalk, an urban beach where you can swim, and the revived Rue Wellington. This is a Claude-drafted route awaiting the editor's walk.

1. Rue Wellington
Start on the long commercial spine, the street a travel magazine once called the coolest in the world. Whether or not you believe rankings, the cafés and the independent shops are real and the trade is local. Walk it south-west; coffee first if you want it.

2. Théâtre du Marché Verdun / the market block
The old market building anchors the middle of Wellington — a reminder that this was a town before it was a borough. The cluster of bakeries and small restaurants around here is where Verdun does its eating. Pick one for later, or now.

3. The riverside path down to the water
Cut south through the residential grid to the St Lawrence. The slope down to the boardwalk is gentle; you'll see the water before you reach it. The whole southern edge of Verdun is open to the river, which is rarer in this city than it should be.

4. Plage de Verdun
The urban beach, opened in 2019 — a real swimming spot on the river, with monitored water and a sand crescent. You don't have to swim; the point is that you can, in the middle of a city. Sit on the steps and watch people who do.

5. The St Lawrence boardwalk
The long promenade east along the water — joggers, herons, the rapids breaking white offshore. This is the walk's spine and its reason. Follow it as far as you like; the river does the rest, with Nuns' Island low across the channel.

6. Quai de la Tortue / the floating dock
A red-railed ramp drops to a pontoon out over the water — the closest you'll get to standing on the river without a boat. End here, then cut back up to Rue de Verdun and the metro at Verdun station, a few blocks inland.

Verdun: the riverbank and the comeback street