Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Vineyards near Criação Velha, Pico
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Pico Island, Portugal 
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| Coordinates | 38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W |
| Criteria | Cultural: Cultural: C (iii) (v) |
| Reference | 1117 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
 Location of Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Location of Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
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Coordinates: 38°30′48″N 28°32′28″W / 38.51333°N 28.54111°W
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.
Typical protective walls and winery's house from basalt stones in the west of the island of Pico
Vines planted on basaltic ground near Madalena, Pico Island, Azores.
Vines from Pico Island
A vinery and the walls around
Inside of a Vinery
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