Scenic Tour

The development of the Platon Park inaugurated in 2012 highlights the city's founding site and offers visitors a spectacular view of the river from the monumental staircase.

Since 1988, the harbour park offers a privileged access to the river and breathtaking views of the port and the Laviolette Bridge. Since 2012, the port also receives international cruise ships.

La vie est l'aquarium de l'espoir, a work by Richard Purdy located at the ferry terminal since 2016. This anamorphosis represents a whitefish, a fish that appears on the coat of arms of the City of Trois-Rivières.

A landscaped area with several public artworks installed since 1992, creating the Sculpture Garden.

Des Ursulines Street, opened in 1650, is the oldest street in Trois-Rivières. Originally named Notre-Dame Street, it acquired its current name in 1947, marking the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the nuns here.

The 653, des Ursulines Street was built in 1923. This neoclassical style residence is a fine example of the Trois-Rivières bourgeoisie.

The 642, erected towards the end of the 19th century, bears witness to the Second Empire architecture. Take a look at the richness of the ornamentation and the ogival skylight at the top right.

The Cogeco Amphitheatre is an emblematic venue with a capacity of 9,000 spectators. The site, a former factory, has given way to a majestic construction, whose monumental roof is its signature.

The hangar no. 1, built around 1934, located on your right, is the last remnant of the modernization of the port that took place during the 1930s.

Take a break on the bench of your favorite venue, and admire the beautiful view once again!

Flottille, is a work by Roger Gaudreau installed in 2016. The 13 artistic benches evoke waves, various boats and the bridge. The poems are by Guy Marchand.

The 6-meter high letters facing the river are made of cross-laminated wood in Austria. The letters are visible from the south shore as well as for passing boaters on the river.

The origin of the name Trois-Rivières refers to the three channels that the Saint-Maurice River forms at its mouth with the St. Lawrence River by flowing between two islands; Potherie Island and Saint-Quentin Island.

Borealis is located in the former Canadian International Paper (CIP) filtration plant, built in the early 1920s. In 2006, it was designated as a heritage site by the City of Trois-Rivières.

Loess, a work by Ludovic Boney installed in 2016. Minimalist, showing the artist's interest in structures, this delicately erected one has 594 welded rings.