“Marsaxlokk Port and the Luzzu” ~ Walk through the Fishing Village/Port of Marsaxlokk Malta 🇲🇹

Hi all 👋🏻

With this post I’m joining in at the Wednesday Walk challenge and Make me Smile challenge. That are hosted by @tattoodjay and @elizacheng every week on Wednesday.
‼️Have a look: Here in the Wednesday Walk Community if you want to join in!

I will guide you through my photographs and the walk through the Port, as I follow the time stamps of them. So you can walk along with me and look at all the details and surroundings I show you 😎 and tell you about the eyes on the boats… as if you would be right there with me.

Photos are taken with my iPhone on 08 March 2020.

The Island(s) of Malta:

Location of this walk in Marsaxlokk on Google Maps, see the yellow star ⭐️ :

Information about MALTA can be found In the following Website!

It states:
Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, 🇲🇹 is an island country in the European Union consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, and considered part of Southern Europe. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily (Italy), 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.
The official languages are Maltese and English.

Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC.
Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others.
Most of these foreign influences have left some sort of mark on the country's ancient culture.

With a population of about 516,000 (no expats are counted in this number) over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign country.
Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area and population.
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Information about the fishing village Marsaxlokk can be Found in this website!

It states:
Marsaxlokk is a small, traditional fishing village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishermen and history.
As at March 2014, the village had a population of 3,534.
The village is also known for the Marsaxlokk Market, which is mainly a large fish market which takes place along the seafront on Sundays. Inhabited and well-known since antiquity, Marsaxlokk was used as a port by Phoenicians, Carthaginians and also has the remains of a Roman-era harbour.

We went during the large Fish Market on a Sunday.
Let’s start with our walk now 😊 here we goooooo 😁

After parking our car we walked towards the water and port. We see right away some fisherman working… they are repairing their nets.

In the water we find these cute and very colourful little boats. THE MALTESE LUZZU!

Information about these boats you can Find here in this website!
It states about the boats:
A luzzu is a traditional fishing boat from the Maltese islands. This type of boat developed in the early 20th century, although it is very similar to much older traditional Maltese boats such as the ferilla. They are usually painted in bright colours, while the bow has a pair of eyes.

Information about the EYES and a little bit more about the boats you find also Find in this website!

It states:
There is quite a lot of superstition surrounding the luzzu, the most prominent of them all being the painted or engraved pair of eyes on the front of the boat.
These eyes are believed to be a modern survival of an old Phoenician tradition, and are normally referred to as the Eye of Orisis, or the Eye of Horus – the Phoenicians’ god of protection from evil. They are a symbol of protection and good health, and are believed to protect the fishermen from any harm while they are out at sea.

Very interesting indeed 😊😎

As we walk further we see more of the port and all the different boats and where they pull them on land.

We enter the market area. We find first a bakery area with all kind of lovely treats. No I didn’t buy any hahaha 🤣

After that we see loads of fish being sold and prepared/cleaned.

A red light above them… not sure why.

A young man is cleaning some fish, somehow it looks elegant. He has fun and smiles… I just caught that.

The fish in the displays are very fresh and shiny.
Lots of textures and details I see. I love details as you may know by now 😎
You see the freshness in the eyes of the fish.

A musician is playing the hand drum… I love the sounds of it. One day I would like to learn how to play it 😁

Russell captured me taking photographs of the fishing boats - the LUZZU.

I was taking this photograph.
See the names, the eyes and all the bright colours.

A few larger fishing boats in the distance. They also have the eyes in the front.

Some captures of names…

The view in the back on the other side of the port with some boats.

Bit zoomed out…

And more…

Let’s walk further 😊 we see part of the village in the distance.

I even captured a “photographer in the wild” 😋 He didn’t mind, part of the family.

View across the bay/ port.

These little boats are everywhere… now we see some views from the village itself again in the background.

A large factory in the back.
(It does ruin the view a bit)

At the end of the port we find some more fisherman repairing their nets and getting the boats ready again to go out.

Interesting to watch.

At the end we find a local… observing us taking photographs… what would he think 🤔

At the end of the port we see less boats and the blue waters are greeting us.

Now we walk back towards the restaurants and we had some lovely fresh fish dishes for lunch.

Between the restaurants we find this building with different coloured windows and doors.
And with this last photograph I want to finish my post today and our walk together 😊
Malta is beautiful and worth discovering.

It was fun you joined me 😎
Until next time 😎
Hope you enjoyed my photos of this walk and going along with me. Thank you for looking and reading 😊 🙏🏻 Really much appreciated!

Any questions or comments, let me know. Always happy to help.

Have a great Wednesday all 😎
Grtz Jackie

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