Muros and the sea
Muros grew into a town during the Middle Ages around fishing activities and maritime transport. The sea has been its source of resources and activity throughout the centuries. Today it forms a unique historical ensemble in which the footprints of the different generations are visible, shaping a village that has changed over time, but has always been built around its harbour and at the service of maritime activity - be it the fishermen’s houses or specific buildings for processing seafood, fish-salting and canning.
Despite the loss of much of this immense heritage, Muros continues to live mainly on the sea and the natural heritage of its coast.
The Historical Ensemble bequeathed by our ancestors was built with the resources drawn from the sea with the toil of fishermen in their boats. The Traditional Marina has, therefore, been at the heart of its identity.
Muros Traditional Marina
This marina has the mission of preserving and making available to the residents of the region and visitors the boats used by previous generations until the mid-20th century. It is, therefore, a recognition of maritime culture and its people—those dedicated to fishing and maritime transport, and those on land who handled and processed sea products. Furthermore, it seeks to pay tribute to the local shipwrights and those throughout the estuary who built these precious jewels with wood they selected themselves from the mountains and with the master craftsmanship they managed to pass down from generation to generation, adapting shapes and rigging to the different fishing grounds and fishing gear.
The boats of the Traditional Marina of Muros
This marina began its journey in 2019. Its boats are a representative sample of the most important and abundant typologies until the middle of the last century in this port and its surroundings. They were traditionally used in the port of Muros and its estuary for fishing (bucetas or xeiteiras), coastal transport (galeons), leisure activities (rowing canoes), or even some other boats coming from other estuaries with less presence (such as the dorna).
You can find more information about the traditional boats of the Traditional Marina of Muros at the link for each association.
