World Heritage Identification Number: 1390
World Heritage since: 2014
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: A Terroir of Wine, History, and Culture
The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, offers a unique blend of natural beauty, historical significance, and cultural richness. Located in the southwestern portion of Piedmont, this expansive region stretches between the Po River and the Ligurian Apennines, encompassing a diverse array of vineyards, castles, and picturesque villages.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
This landscape covers five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landscapes and the Castle of Cavour, an emblematic name both in the development of vineyards and in Italian history. It is located in the southern part of Piedmont, between the Po River and the Ligurian Apennines, and encompasses the whole range of technical and economic processes relating to the winegrowing and winemaking that has characterized the region for centuries. Vine pollen has been found in the area dating from the 5th century BC, when Piedmont was a place of contact and trade between the Etruscans and the Celts; Etruscan and Celtic words, particularly wine-related ones, are still found in the local dialect. During the Roman Empire, Pliny the Elder mentions the Piedmont region as being one of the most favourable for growing vines in ancient Italy; Strabo mentions its barrels.
Encyclopedia Record: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato is the official name of a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising "five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landscapes" plus the Castle of Grinzane Cavour in the region of Piedmont, Italy.Additional Site Details
Area: 10,789 hectares
(v) — Outstanding example of traditional human settlement
Coordinates: 44.6086111111 , 7.9636111111
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