1243 CH - Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (2007)

Brief Description

"The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, stretching for about 30 km along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva from the Chateau de Chillon to the eastern outskirts of Lausanne in the Vaud region, cover the lower slopes of the mountainside between the villages and the lake. Although there is some evidence that vines were grown in the area in Roman times, the present vine terraces can be traced back to the 11th century, when Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries controlled the area. It is an outstanding example of a centuries-long interaction between people and their environment, developed to optimize local resources so as to produce a highly valued wine that has always been important to the economy."

拉沃葡萄园梯田

"拉沃葡萄园梯田起于蒙特勒南部的西庸古堡，沿日内瓦湖北岸 向南绵延约30公里，直至沃州中部的洛桑东郊，包括村舍与湖水之间的山腰斜坡。尽管有证据显示在罗马时代就有葡萄生长，但现在的葡萄园却要追溯到11世 纪，当时这一地区由本笃会和西多会的修道士控制。这里的乡村景观、小城镇以及密集种植的葡萄体现了十多个世纪以来生产和惠益体系的变化。葡萄园中留有大量 的房屋、磨坊和堡垒遗迹，许多景观都反映了酿酒方式在不同时期的演变。通过保存下来的景观和建筑物，以及对经久不衰的文化传统和地区特色的传承和发展，拉 沃葡萄园的文化景观清晰展现了千余年来的演变和发展。此外从中也可以看出，几个世纪以来，为优化当地资源，酿造对当地经济具有重要价值的高品质葡萄酒，人 类和环境之间进行着互动。当地社区一直大力支持采取保护措施，抵抗快速发展的城市住区，因为这会危及当地景观。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1243

Courtesy of Emerich from Czech