The historic centre

The historic centre of Carloforte

The only town on the island is Carloforte, founded in 1738, during the reign of Carlo Emanuele III, by a colony of Ligurian fishermen from Tabarka, an island in Tunisia, Ligurian colony owned by the Lomellini, at the times lords of Pegli, that in order to take advantage of the rich coral reefs had populated it with fishermen almost exclusively from Pegli.
In the first period of colonization the village was collected within the circle of the ramparts; the only brick buildings were the Castle, The Church and the home of the Duke.
Even today the Ligurian origin of its inhabitants can be seen in urbanism in the country, as can be seen by visiting its old town, starting with the Boatmen waterfront where in addition to the monument dedicated to Carlo Emanuele III, we can admire the old buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth century who were born during the period when Carloforte expanded beyond the walls.