During its meeting in Baku, the World Heritage Committee inscribed an Italian cultural site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene.
The hilly area is in the Veneto region, in Italy's north-east, and it is famous for its wine.
As reported on the UNESCO website: "Located in north-eastern Italy, the site includes part of the vinegrowing landscape of the Prosecco wine production area. The landscape is characterized 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."
