Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene, a hilly landscape in Veneto (north-eastern Italy), have recently been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The site includes part of the vinegrowing landscape of the Prosecco wine production area. The landscape is characterised by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni – small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces – forests, small villages and farmland. For centuries, this rugged terrain has been shaped and adapted by man. Since the 17th century, the use of ciglioni has created a particular chequerboard landscape consisting of rows of vines parallel and vertical to the slopes. In the 19th century, the bellussera technique of training the vines contributed to the aesthetic characteristics of the landscape.
