Carloforte
Sign in to saveCarloforte () is a fishing and resort town located on Isola di San Pietro ('Saint Peter's Island'), approximately off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy, administratively a (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente. It is one of ('The most beautiful villages of Italy'). thumb|left|A view of Carloforte.
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Carloforte is a fishing and resort town on Saint Peter's Island off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy. It is recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages, making it notable both as a working fishing community and as a tourist destination.
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- Italy Sardinia
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- Sardinia
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- Sulcis Iglesiente
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- Salvatore Puggioni
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- 51.1
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- 6190
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- 31 May 2017
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Carloforte () is a fishing and resort town located on Isola di San Pietro ('Saint Peter's Island'), approximately off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy, administratively a (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente. It is one of ('The most beautiful villages of Italy'). thumb|left|A view of Carloforte.
==History== According to a legend, a local church (Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti) was founded in the early 14th century in honour of hundreds of participants to the so-called Children's Crusade of 1212 who perished in a shipwreck just off the island on their way to North Africa during a gale. The church, called Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti and is located within the town perimeter, is not currently used as a church (only one time in the year); it was the only evident remainder of building found at the time of colonization in 1739.