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.
Points of interest
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10Portal de Sant Antoni (Tarragona)
The Portal de Sant Antoni is a monumental gate on the wall of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
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7Porto Vromi Bay, Zakynthos Island
Porto Vromi is a beautiful cove located on the west coast of Zante, about 13 kilometres from Zakynthos Town, and the nearest resort to the famous Zante tourist attraction of Navigos (Shipwreck Bay).
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3Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Coa Valley
The Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites of the Coa Valley are open-air Paleolithic archaeological sites located in a region of northeastern Portugal, along the Portuguese-Spanish border.
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5Pulkovo Observatory
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights 75 metres above sea level. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
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5Pyochung Pavilion
Built during the Joseon dynasty, this small wooden structure houses two enormous stone stele mounted on the backs of lion-turtles, one erected in 1740 by King Yeongjo and the other by King Gojong in 1872. Both commemorate Jeong Mongju's assassination, and praise his loyalty to the Goryeo dynasty.
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8Radomysl Castle
Radomysl Castle is a historical and cultural complex created in 2007–2011 by Olga Bogomolets MD, a Ukrainian doctor and public activist. The castle's center is an old flour mill built in the town of Radomyshl (Zhytomyr region, Ukraine) in the late 19th century by Polish engineer Piekarski.
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5Repin House-Museum Penaty
The museum of the great Russian artist Ilya Repin is located on the bank of the Gulf of Finland at the 45 kilometer distance from St. Petersburg.
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10Road of Life
The Road of Life was the ice road winter transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga, which provided the only access to the besieged city of Leningrad while the perimeter in the siege was maintained by the German Army Group North and the Finnish Defence Forces.
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2Robola Wine Cooperative, Kefalonia Island
The Cephalonia Robola Wine Cooperative (established in 1982) collects and processes almost 85% of the total produce of Robola wine grapes. The island of Cephalonia is the most mountainous Ionian island and without any doubt, it hosts some of the most important vineyards in Greece.
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10Rock carvings at Alta
The Rock art of Alta are located in and around the municipality of Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. Since the first carvings were discovered in 1973, more than 6000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta.
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10Rock Carvings in Tanum
The Rock Carvings in Tanum, near Tanumshede, Bohuslan, Sweden, has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of the high concentration of petroglyphs.
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8Ropsha
Ropsha is a settlement in Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia.The palace and park ensemble of Ropsha are included in the World Heritage list as a constituent of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
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10Roros
Roros is a town and municipality in Sor-Trondelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The mining town of Roros is sometimes called Bergstaden which means "the mining town" due to its historical notoriety for copper mining.
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10Running of the Bulls, Pamplona
The length of the run is 875 meters. It goes through four streets of the old part of the city (Santo Domingo, Ayuntamiento, Mercaderes and Estafeta) via the Town Hall Square and the short section "Telefonica" just before entering into the bullring through its callejon (tunnel).
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1Saint Barbara's Cloister (Claustro de Santa Barbara), Convent of Christ (Tomar)
Claustro de Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara's Cloister): Built in the 16th century. The Chapter House Window and the West façade of the manueline nave of the church are visible from this cloister. Convent of Christ (Tomar).
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4Sammallahdenmaki
Sammallahdenmaki is a Bronze age burial site in Finland in Rauma. It was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1999, and includes 36 granite burial cairns dating back more than 3,000 years, to 1,500 to 500 BC.
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10San Jorge Gulf
The San Jorge Gulf is a bay in southern Patagonia, Argentina. It is an ocean basin opening to the Atlantic. Its shoreline spans Chubut and Santa Cruz province.
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10Saqqara
Saqqara, also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English, is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastabas (Arabic word meaning 'bench').
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10School of Homer, Archaeological Site of Agios Athanasios, Ithaca Island
The archaeological site of Agios Athanasios is known as School of Homer. Excavations in the area have been going on since the beginning of the 20th century, while the walls and other findings were in prominent position, long before Agios Athanasios was identified with the palace of Odysseus.
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3Sea Mills, Kefalonia Island
Sea Mills in Kefalonia Island. Cephalonia or Kefalonia, formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit.
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1Sekhemkhet´s Pyramid Complex
Sekhemkhet´s Pyramid Complex. King Sekhemkhet was buried beneath his step pyramid at Saqqara, diagonally across from his predecessor´s pyramid, the necropolis of King Djoser. This tomb is known today as Sekhemkhet´s pyramid, Djeserteti´s pyramid and as Buried pyramid.
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7Sekowa
Sekowa is a historic village in southern Poland, first incorporated by an edict issued on February 22, 1363, by King Kazimierz Wielki.
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10Seongsan Ilchulbong
Seongsan Ilchulbong, also called ‘Sunrise Peak’, is an archetypal tuff cone formed by hydrovolcanic eruptions upon a shallow seabed about 5 thousand years ago.
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10Sewell, Chile
Sewell is an uninhabited Chilean mining town located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machali in Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,250 metres.
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10Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
The Shalimar Gardens, sometimes written as Shalamar Gardens, is a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, Pakistan.
