Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Infobox World Heritage Site
Name = Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
imagecaption= Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico
State_Party = POR
Type = Cultural
Criteria = C (iii) (v)
ID = 1117
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1117
Region = Europe and North America
Coordinates = Coord|38|30|48|N|28|32|28|W
Year = 2004
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
References
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* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1117/ UNESCO, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture]
External links
* [http://www.ippar.pt/english/patrimonio/mundial/pico.html IPPAR Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture]
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