Tag: mestre d’aixa

El llaut
Traditions and customs

The llaut

One of my favourite places in Mallorca is Porto Colom, and above all, because of its still very Mallorcan atmosphere and the tranquillity that you can breathe. And the truth…

Mestres d'aixa - ship's carpenters
Crafts and trades

Mestres d’aixa – ship’s carpenters

Imagine transport when we didn’t even have airplanes or steamboats. Even so, our islands, the Balearic Islands, being a key place in the Mediterranean, needed communications and transport. That’s why…