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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    Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

    The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces are the system of Hani rice-growing terraces located in Honghe Prefecture, Yuanyang County, Yunnan, China. The terraces' history spans around 1,200 years.

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    Iles Purpuraires, Essaouira

    Iles Purpuraires are a set of small islands off the western coast of Morocco at the bay located at Essaouira. These islands were settled in antiquity by the Phoenicians, chiefly to exploit certain marine resources and as a promontory fort.

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    Itchan Kala

    Ichan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site.

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    Kalwaria Paclawska Sanctuary

    Kalwaria Paclawska Sanctuary. It was founded by Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro in 1665. The Sanctuary of the Passion of Christ and Our Lady of Calvary, a Franciscan monastery and novitiate, and a pilgrim house are located at the top of the hill, 465 meters above sea level.

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    Kalyan minaret

    The Kalyan minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.

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    Karl-Marx-Allee

    The Karl-Marx-Allee is a monumental socialist boulevard built by the GDR between 1952 and 1960 in Berlin Friedrichshain and Mitte. Today the boulevard is named after Karl Marx.

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    Katavothres, Kefalonia Island

    On Kefalonia island there is a place that one should not miss visiting. This is one of the world's most astonishing geological phenomena for which there has been a lot of discussion. Katavothresis not dfficult to reach, as it takes only 3 kilometres from Argostoli long the Fanari road. The sea water rushes in through some cracks in the rocks on the shore and vanishes underground.

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    Kinderdijk

    Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Molenwaard, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder in the Alblasserwaard at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers.

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    Koiliomenos, Zakynthos Island

    Koiliomenos is a settlement on Zakynthos island, Greece. It is located 3 kilometers southwest of Machairado and 11 kilometers southwest of Zakynthos City.

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    Kounopetra (Mooving Rock)

    The Kounopetra of Kefalonia island, also known as the "stone that moves", is a natural phenomenon of its kind that is unique worldwide.

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    Koutavos Lagoon, Argostoli, Kefalonia Island

    Koutavos Lagoon lies at the head of Argostoli Bay and is an attractive nature reserve for wildlife that includes the Caretta Caretta turtle and various waterfowl. From the harbour front one can walk or cycle along the wide path around the lagoon to a shady forest of eucalyptus and pine trees that constitute the town’s largest park.

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    Kronstadt

    Kronstadt is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, 30 km west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland.

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    Kvarken

    Kvarken is the narrow region in the Gulf of Bothnia separating the Bothnian Bay from the Bothnian Sea. The distance from Swedish mainland to Finnish mainland is around 80 km while the distance between the outmost islands is only 25 km.

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    Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

    The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is an outstanding example of the adaptation of farming practices to a remote and challenging environment. Pico Island is one of nine volcanic islands in the Azores Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

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    Las Medulas

    Las Medulas is an historic mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the region of El Bierzo, which used to be the most important gold mine and largest open pit gold mine in the entire Roman Empire.

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    Lijiang

    Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage Site, the Old Town of Lijiang.

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    Lomonosov

    Lomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 kilometers west of St. Petersburg proper.

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    Lyab-i Hauz

    Lyab-i Hauz or Lyab-i Khauz, is the name of the area surrounding one of the few remaining hauz that have survived in the city of Bukhara.

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    Macquarie Island

    Macquarie Island lies in the southwest Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica. Politically a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1900, it became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978, and a World Heritage Site in 1997.

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    Main Gate and Ramp, Citadel of Aleppo

    Main Gate and Ramp in Citadel of Aleppo. Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria.

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    Manueline Hall, Sintra National Palace

    The Manueline Hall (Sala Manuelina) is the main hall of Royal Residence built by Manuel I at the beginning of 16th century. Manueline Hall, Sintra National Palace.