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Coordinates: 38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W / 38.51333; -28.54111

Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico
State Party	Portugal
Type	Cultural
Criteria	C (iii) (v)
Reference	1117
Region**	Europe and North America
Coordinates	38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W / 38.51333; -28.54111
Inscription history
Inscription	2004  (28th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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. Viticulture dates back to the 15th century.

References

• Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard CulturePDF (72 MB)
• UNESCO, Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

External links

• IPPAR Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

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