Colouring picture – Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

The “search and find” pictures help children to discover the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland in a simple way. 

What is a UNESCO World Heritage property?

Imagine that there are special places all over the world that are so important and beautiful that we want to protect them forever. These places are for example old castles, big mountains, ancient cities or beautiful natural areas. Some of them are so old that they were built or created many hundreds or thousands of years ago.

All these places are on a List of UNESCO (an organisation of the United Nations). This list shows that these places are important for the whole world, not just for one country. We can therefore be very proud of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland and should take good care of them.

The World Heritage “Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces”

Lavaux is a beautiful region on Lake Geneva where grapes are grown on steep slopes. To make it easier to work on these slopes, almost 1000 years ago people created terraces - large steps that look like stairs. They planted grapes on these terraces to make wine.

The special thing is that the terraces are not only very old, but also very well maintained. For many hundreds of years, people have been working to preserve the vineyards as they were built in the past.

UNESCO has designated the Lavaux vineyard terraces as a World Heritage property because they show how people have co-operated with nature over many centuries. They have utilised the steep slopes to cultivate vines while always respecting nature.

More information and ordering options for the “search and find” book: edu.ourheritage.ch