Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Coordinates: 38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture | |
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Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | C (iii) (v) |
Reference | 1117 |
UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
Coordinates | 38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site on Pico Island.
The vineyard is divided into plots (currais) protected by walls (paredes, murinhos). The walls are built with basalt blocks that have been weathered and broken up and stacked without mortar. Viticulture dates back to the 15th century.
See also
- Pico IPR, the officially demaracted wine region of Pico.
References
- "Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture". (72 MB)
- UNESCO, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
External links
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