Pico Island
Pico Island is an island of the Azores. It has a notable wine, the Pico Wine (Vinho do Pico). The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture has been made UNESCO World Heritage Site because it 'reflects a unique response to viniculture on a small volcanic island and one that has been evolving since the arrival of the first settlers in the 15th century.'| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 2004 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
| 2003 | Referred | To nominate a more extensive area and as a cultural landscape |
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- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
- Country: Portugal
- Inscribed: 2004
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Cultural Heritage
Criteria: (3) (5) - Category: Human activity, Cultural landscape Secular structure, Agriculture
- Period:
- Connections:
Atlantic Ocean . Cultural sites rejected for Natural criteria . Macaronesia . Mid-Atlantic Ridge . Territorial Highest points . Vineyards . Windmills .
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