Parthenay, the last stop on our tour and about 25 miles west of Poitiers, has a beguiling riverside setting and a medieval center.

If you pack your lunch there are numerous picnic and barbecue areas on the beautiful 20-hectare riverside setting.

The Kim Il-sung Square is architecturally more refined with its dramatic riverside setting.

Boyne Row (a group of listed buildings), in its riverside setting, represents workers housing, built by the mill-owners.

A Basque institution with a magical riverside setting and shady dining terrace that juts out over the water.

The riverside setting is beautiful and a four-level dining room and bar overlooks the lush valley.

Scott's building was a hill top monument while this is a low-lying structure in a riverside setting.

Its appeal can be explained by its riverside setting and the caves, many of which are unexplored.

This castle, which has a fine riverside setting, belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence.

Hotel description: The beautiful, historic, 16th century Priory hotel - with its riverside setting, is somewhere very special indeed.