Carpintería de Ribera Paco Cruz

Carpintería de Ribera Paco Cruz works at the far end of the Poniente promenade, on the stretch of coast where boats are still hauled up onto the sand. This is carpintería de ribera, boat carpentry, and it is not the same trade as the workshops that fit wardrobes.

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Why this one matters more than its size suggests

The wooden boats you see beached along this promenade with a fire burning in them are the espeteros, and the sardine skewers of this coast are cooked in them. Somebody has to keep those hulls alive, and the trade that does it is disappearing along the Mediterranean.

Walk down to the western end of the promenade in the morning and you will probably see the work happening. It is the most photographed thing in this town and the least explained, and knowing what you are looking at turns a beach walk into something else.