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

The centennial of the jábega María del Carmen

A journey through time to discover the history, culture and cuisine around the jábega fishing boats from Malaga.
  • SUMMER 2026

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  • PHOTO: MMB Collection
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Impressive landscapes in the seas of Scotland. Photo: Jan Jordan.

The Land of the Wind

Where nature reigns
  • #17
  • SUMMER 2026
The Drac, sailing in the RCMB regatta. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: M. Granollers.

The Drac, an aristocrat among sailboats

This dragon belonging to the MMB is 60 years old
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
The hundred-year-old jábega traditional fishing boat María del Carmen. Photo: MMB Collection.

The Maria del Carmen

A hundred-year-old jábega fishing boat
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  • SUMMER 2026
The city of Barcelona in 1563, with the coastline in the foreground. Anthony van den Wyngaerde. Photo: WikimediaCommons/Urbanity.es. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

The Old Port of Barcelona

History of a struggle against nature
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
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
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  • SPRING 2026
Cap de Creus Lighthouse. Photo: Joan Vicens. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

Lighthouses: past and present

Occasional bursts of light on the horizon
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
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