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Carlisle, located on the island of San Pietro is a town founded in 1738, at the behest of Carlo Emanuele III. The colony was inhabited by Tabarchini (settlers implanted on the Ligurian coast of Tunisia), whose task was to remove the coral from the spot, as the Tunisian coast sadly watched the decline of the precious product. The agglomeration owes its name to the will of the settlers to praise its king. The beginning seems to have been the happiest. The island was unhealthy, never reclaimed land, and causes of disease abound, but within a few years, the settlers managed to find its own equilibrium, and the island began to prosper. To support other families came from Liguria. The island was the subject of attention from dangerous pirates. In 1798 he was a fierce raid that 900 Carloforte were captured and held as slaves in Tunis. After 5 years were redeemed. Visits pirates fell very slowly, and testimony of the hazard can still see the remains of the walls of forts and watchtowers.

Linguistically, the island is still Ligurian colony, and in the field talking the ancient dialect of Tabarka, known by the name Tabarchino. And when the whole population or Caroline define their status, they describe themselves as Tabarchini, and therefore in terms of ethnicity.

The island has an area of 50.42 sq km, known volcanic origin, and inland areas are types of rocks, known as commended observed, studied and classified for the first time. In the inner island is a large Mediterranean, and several species are present. Remember the Aleppo pine, rosemary, dwarf palm. Nest on cliffs over the sea gull and the hawk queen. The coasts are as beautiful there to see. High rocky are washed by a sea of glass, which gives both emotions when viewed in the summer, whether covered on cold winter days.

Claudia Zedda

The island of San Pietro is one of two main islands of the 'archipelago of Sulcis area of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias, the island has an extension of 51kmq, and its only town is Carlisle. Surrounded by a sea clear waters, the island of St. Peter, of volcanic origin, has high and rocky coastlines, while the inland area is characterized by typical Mediterranean vegetation, characteristics and worth a visit are some areas of the island, such as the Basin Nasca, a reservoir that once supplied water to the country. Another place to visit is the pond where Calavinagra, especially in summer, there are numerous nests of a rare bird of prey, the falcon of the queen: it is adjacent to a pine forest, walking in the hinterland, it is easy to run bizarre shapes in the rocks, the wind and weather have shaped over time: the most famous is that the islanders have christened mushroom stone.

There are plenty of beaches, the most important are: Bobba beach, white sand beach, set in two folds of rock, beach Calavinagra, Cala Fico, a fjord surrounded by cliffs, and Caletta the beach, white sand contrasting with the dark colors of the volcanic rocks that surround it.

And also there: Head Sandal, Black Point, the beach of Beach Drive and Bussell, are particularly attractive then the cave of Punta delle Oche and the cave of birth, and the caves on the coast of Crescent.

Cave of geese in Carlisle
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