 Between 1803-16, Carabietta belonged to the political municipality of Morcote.During the Middle Ages (documented first in 1355) and under the Swiss Confederation (reconfirmed in 1664 and 1784), the village was granted the status as an imperial "cassina" or a village that was exempt from taxes.The church of San Bernardo was built in 1634, and stands on the foundations of a late-medieval church.