Points of interest

A point of interest, or POI, is a specific point location that someone may find useful or interesting. An example is a point on the Earth representing the location of the Space Needle, or a point on Mars representing the location of the mountain, Olympus Mons. Most consumers use the term when referring to hotels, campsites, fuel stations or any other categories used in modern (automotive) navigation systems.

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    Calnic, Alba County

    Calnic is a commune in Alba County, Romania, composed of two villages, Calnic and Deal (Dal). Calnic village is known for its castle, which is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.

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    Cape Keri, Zakynthos Island

    Cape Keri is a place on the island of Zakynthos mostly extended to the south. Most characteristic points are two rocks protruding from the sea and the lighthouse.

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    Casemates, Sarospatak Castle

    Sarospatak Castle (Rakoczi Castle) casemates. Sarospatak Castle, Sarospatak in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen county, northern Hungary.

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    Castle Hill, Lubny

    Castle Hill in Lubny city in the Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine.

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    Castle Hill, Mielnik

    A Castle Hill with a town from the 11th-12th century and a well visible moat rises 80 m above the Bug River. On the slopes slanting sharp towards the Bug Valley, fragments of fieldstone walls are preserved.

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    Castle Hill, Turov

    Castle Hill in Turov town in the Zhytkavichy District of Gomel Region of Belarus and the former capital of the medieval Principality of Turov and Pinsk.

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    Castle Hill, Vinnytsia

    Castle Hill in Vinnytsia city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug.

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    Chinese Room, Sintra National Palace

    Part of the old palace of King Dinis, this room was used as bedchamber of Joao I, before the monarch carried out extensive construction work at the beginning of the 15th century.

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    Coats-of-Arms Room, Sintra National Palace

    The particularly impressive Sala dos Brasoes (the Coats-of-Arms Room) is situated on the site of the old Casa da Meca, built during the reign of Manuel I (1495-1521).

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    Complex of Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi

    Complex of Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi. The pyramid of Egyptian pharaoh Djedkare-Isesi was built at South Saqqara in the fifth dynasty. The translation of its ancient Egyptian name is Beautiful is Djedkare.

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    Covered Market (Covered Bazaar), Bursa

    The Covered Market or Kapali Carsi in Bursa, Turkey. This is the central market area located near Ulu Cami and Koza Han. Originally an Ottoman area, the market traditionally specialised in silk but now sells jewellery, textiles, souvenirs and other merchandise.

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    Cusco

    Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m.

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    Day of the Sheep, Asagıseyit

    Day of the Sheep, Asagıseyit. Every year, local shepherds gather near the ancient hamlet of Asagıseyit, on the ford of the Buyuk Menderes river, to commemorate one of their less fortunate ancestors in a sheep herding competition.

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    Dealu Frumos, Sibiu

    Village located 4km east of the town Agnita (Sibiu County). It is the most central location of present day Romania. Here you can see a beautiful medieval fortified church, designated UNESCO monument.

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    Derbent

    Derbent is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea, north of the Azerbaijani border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second-most important city of Dagestan.

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    Deutsches Eck

    Deutsches Eck is the name of a headland in Koblenz where the Moselle joins the Rhine. In 1897, nine years after the death of the German Emperor William I, the former emperor was honoured with a giant equestrian statue.

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    Dome, Seville Cathedral

    Five years after construction ended, in 1511, the dome collapsed and work on the cathedral recommenced. The dome again collapsed in 1888, and work was still being performed on the dome until at least 1903.