Currais and vineyard landscape
Pico’s vineyard landscape is more than rows of vines.
Pico Island Vineyard Culture UNESCO Landscape
A landscape of vineyards, basalt and stone walls shaped over centuries on Pico Island.
Pico’s vineyard landscape is more than rows of vines. The currais, small plots protected by basalt walls, form an agricultural system designed to shelter vines from wind and sea spray. The result is especially legible around Criação Velha and the island’s western coast.
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Time needed1h30
Access~15 min from Madalena
PLACE · LANDSCAPE · EXPERIENCE
Pico Island Vineyard Culture UNESCO Landscape
The currais, small plots protected by basalt walls, form an agricultural system designed to shelter vines from wind and sea spray. Because it is an exceptional testimony to the adaptation of viticulture to a volcanic and maritime environment, with thousands of small plots protected by stone walls.
Walls, paths, wine houses and other associated features are part of this cultural landscape. The result is especially legible around Criação Velha and the island’s western coast. The property covers 987 hectares and reflects a wine-growing tradition whose origins date back to the 15th century.
Pico’s vineyard landscape is more than rows of vines. A landscape of vineyards, basalt and stone walls shaped over centuries on Pico Island.
ON SITE
Why this place deserves a place in your trip
Why UNESCO listed the landscape
Walls, paths, wine houses and other associated features are part of this cultural landscape.
2004, 987 hectares and an old wine tradition
UNESCO inscribed the Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture on the World Heritage List in 2004.
Fit the discovery to your available time
The time available, local conditions and the way you want to experience the place determine the best way to fit it into your day.
CHOOSING YOUR VISIT
What to know
UNESCO inscribed the Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture on the World Heritage List in 2004. The property covers 987 hectares and reflects a wine-growing tradition whose origins date back to the 15th century. Walls, paths, wine houses and other associated features are part of this cultural landscape.
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Miguel™ can compare this place with the available conditions, the time you have and other possibilities on the island.
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How to fit it into a day
Choose this place when the aim is to understand Pico rather than simply photograph it. Walking among the currais makes the relationship between volcanic stone, farming and the Atlantic immediately visible.