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    Beyond its striking volcanic landscapes and beaches, San Pietro Island preserves the memory of workers’ houses along its shores, the legacy of an abandoned renewable energy center at Nasca, and the ongoing protection of rare bird and marine habitats through biodiversity conservation plans. 🏝️ The Island San Pietro lies off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, within the Sulcis archipelago, and extends across about 51 square kilometers. The island is entirely volcanic in origin, shaped by ancient eruptions that left behind comendite, a rare lava rock that erodes into dramatic cliffs, coves, and headlands. There is no bridge and no airport; the island remains connected only by ferries from Portovesme and Calasetta, taking thirty to forty minutes. Its isolation has preserved both its natural environment and its cultural identity. 🌆 Carloforte Carloforte, the island’s only town, was founded in 1738 by Ligurian families resettled from Tabarka, a Tunisian islet once under Gen...