Magazine dedicated to the maritime culture and heritage of the Mediterranean, published by the Barcelona Maritime Museum.

Dossier

Cap de Creus Lighthouse. Photo: Joan Vicens. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

Lighthouses: past and present

Occasional bursts of light on the horizon
  • SPRING 2026
  • #16
Elvira Pujol at the Cap de Creus lighthouse. Photo: Cristina Rodríguez Paz. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona.

Women in the lighthouses

Pioneering women who illuminated the sea
  • SPRING 2026
  • #16
Delta Ebro National Park hut. Tourism Board of the Lands of Lleida. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

On the banks of the Delta

The river as a nexus of culture and life
  • AUTUMN 2025
  • #15
Satellite view of the Ebro Delta, taken in July 2021 by the European Sentinel-2 imaging satellite, as part of the Copernicus program. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

The Ebro Delta: chronicle of a death foretold?

Buda could be the first island in Europe to disappear from the map
  • AUTUMN 2025
  • #15
Crew and family of the boat Rosita y Juan with the catch of the day (1962). Photo: Museu de la Mar de l'Ebre.

The heritage of the Ebro Sea

Landscape, culture and maritime essence
  • AUTUMN 2025
  • #15