🏛️ Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

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The Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a Unesco World Heritage Site on Pico Island, part of the archipelago of the Azores, Portugal. The landscape is known for the network of basalt stone walls and vines planted in rectangular enclosures known as currais. Wine has been produced in the area since the late 15th century, and traditional techniques continue to be used.

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Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture is a cultural World Heritage site in Portugal, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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