Centuries ago, Marsaxlokk looked the same – only antenna up is not sticking.
A small fishing town in Malta, with a population of 3,000 people, almost a village.
But not every village is visited from 2 to 5 thousand tourists. What’s the matter, what curious travelers headed here — in Marsaxlokk that you want to see?
Malta is located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and from all sides it is surrounded by all kinds of boats, ships, boats, yachts. Anyone can rent a boat in Malta by placing an order on the website boathiremalta.com. Well, the fans look at the real and authentic fishing boats should go straight in Marsaxlokk.
Marsaxlokk in ancient times was used first by the Carthaginians and then the Romans and the Turks as the main harbour of Malta.
The entire population of this village is engaged in fishing. And although the locals rarely eat all kinds of seafood (for them it is very expensive), the fish is the only income on which they live.
Fish transported to the capital city of Malta — Valletta, the benefit that the distances on the island are small and the road to Valletta takes less than an hour. Well, on Sunday threw the fish market here, right along the pier.
The main attraction fishing village is, of course, traditional Maltese fishing boats. They are called “luzzu” and have one interesting feature.
All boats are painted in bright colors and are sure to have the eyes on the nose drawn or glued.
The eye is the symbol of sight of Osiris (God of death).
There is a legend that the eye of Osiris protect sailors from dangers at sea and help fishermen to find the way home in fog. Well, when the boat arrives in harbour, careful owner closes her eyes, allowing the boat to relax and sleep to the next day again to go to sea.
