Webcam Carloforte. Port
Carloforte was once an enclave of the Genoese Republic in Sardinia, which is why the dialect and traditions of Liguria are still preserved here. Carloforte is the "capital" of the island of San Pietro, located in the south-west of Sardinia, opposite the coast of the Sulcis Iglesiente area.
The shores of San Pietro are high and rugged, in the northwest the height of the shore reaches 150 meters. At the highest point of the island, Cape Sandalo is the westernmost lighthouse in Italy.
Among the coastal cliffs you can find small sandy beaches, which are washed by the clearest sea. Rare species of birds like the peregrine falcon and the Audouin gull nest on the steep coastal cliffs.
The town of Carloforte was founded in 1738, when King Charles Emmanuel III granted the land as a concession to a few Genoese families who lived at the time in Tabarca (Tunisia), having moved there from Pella in the 16th century to mine coral. But two centuries later, they were constantly harassed by the Tunisian beys, who turned them practically into slaves.
Charles Emmanuel III dreamed of taking the island of San Pietro away from the corsairs who had made it their base. That is why he gave it as a concession to Don Bernardino Genovese, giving him the title of Duke of San Pietro and decided to relocate the Genoese from Tabarca to it. As stated above, the town appeared in 1738: it was built by the engineer A. de la Vale. Subsequently, the old town was destroyed by fire and it was rebuilt from brick.
San Pietro is famous first and foremost for its beaches. There are sandy areas on the shores of the island (such as La Bobba and Guidi beaches) and the rocky beach of Cala Fico attracts fans of snorkeling with many colorful fish. At some distance from the shore of the water rise "Columns", two stone cliffs height of 16 meters. They are now recognized as natural monuments.
