Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
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| Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico
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| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | C (iii) (v) |
| Reference | 1117 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
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| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The vineyard is divided into plots (currais) protected by walls (paredes, murinhos). The walls are build with basalt blocks that have been weathered and broken up and stacked without mortar. Viniculture dates back to the 15th century.
WWF ecoregion PA0403
[edit] References
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard CulturePDF (72 MB)
- UNESCO, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
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