Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

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Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed cultural landscape in the Azores, Portugal, characterized by its unique lava stone vineyard walls and traditional wine-growing practices shaped by the island’s volcanic terrain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ
area approximately 987 hectares ⓘ
associatedProduct Pico wine ⓘ
fortified wine ⓘ
bufferZoneArea approximately 1,924 hectares ⓘ
climate mild oceanic climate ⓘ
conservationChallenge abandonment of traditional viticulture ⓘ
pressure from tourism development ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
criteria (iii) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
developmentBegan 15th century ⓘ
function agricultural landscape ⓘ
governingBody UNESCO World Heritage Committee ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasTerrain volcanic terrain ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue outstanding example of traditional vineyard landscape adapted to volcanic terrain ⓘ
testimony to centuries-old viticulture practices ⓘ
includesLocality Bandeiras ⓘ
Criação Velha ⓘ
Santa Luzia ⓘ
São Mateus ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2004 ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Azores ⓘ
Pico Island ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Pico Island Vineyard Culture Protected Landscape ⓘ
managementAuthority Municipality of Madalena ⓘ
Regional Government of the Azores ⓘ
notableFeature black basalt stone plots ⓘ
lava stone vineyard walls ⓘ
linear walls parallel to the coastline ⓘ
small stone shelters ⓘ
stone enclosures called currais ⓘ
tidal wells ⓘ
traditional wine-growing practices ⓘ
partOf World Heritage List ⓘ
peakViticulturePeriod 18th century ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 15th century to present ⓘ
primaryAgriculturalProduct wine grapes ⓘ
recognizedFor continuity of traditional land-use patterns ⓘ
integrity of dry-stone wall network ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
traditionalCrop Verdelho grape ⓘ
linked to: Verdelho
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 1117 ⓘ

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Pico Island → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture ⓘ
Madalena → hasHeritageDesignationNearby → Pico Island Vineyard Culture UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture → locatedInProtectedArea → Pico Island Vineyard Culture Protected Landscape ⓘ
linked to: Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Triangle Islands → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOn → Pico Island Vineyard Culture Landscape ⓘ
linked to: Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Central Group of the Azores → hasUNESCOSite → Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture ⓘ