Flavours of Carloforte
Memories, curiosities and recipes of Carloforte’s home cooking told by a Carlofortina.
Carloforte tells a story of seafarers. The adventure of Genoese ancestors who made this wild land their home and the heart of a flourishing fishing and voyaging fleet. Welcoming those who now come - sailors for a moment - to get to know its shimmering sea and unique but not so distant land.
The summer season arrives early here. The sea becomes calm, the countryside colourful and the air fragrant. The town comes alive with the passage of tuna, bringing with it the pleasure of unique dishes of freshly caught fish.
Discover what to See & DoMake a reservation and find someone waiting for you: at the hotel, at the restaurant, at the port. Every day choose a different destination on the island and explore with ease. Find a house, learn to sail, immerse yourself in the Tarbarchino culture.
To get to know Carloforte, there is nothing better than listening to its stories. Words of sailors, stories of lateen sails, of giant tuna caught in a distant May, and of small miracles born in the kitchen.
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