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Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Discover this little fishing village named Câmara de Lobos, in Madeira, Portugal.
Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
© T.S. Turismo da Madeira
Câmara de Lobos is a little fishing village and municipality, located in the west of Madeira, which owes a big part of its appeal to the little fleet of fishing boats, painted in rich colours. The fishing boats can be seen in the beach for most of the day.
Boat
© F.C. Turismo da Madeira
In the port you will find a little shipyard, where the ancient craft of the construction and repair of boats. The fishermen usually go fishing at night to fish the Espada Preto (Black Scabbardfish in English), a species of big eyes, who lives at 800 metres deep, only coming to the surface to prey on other animals. To capture them, they use long thimbles with 150 or more hooks, fattened with squids.
To see the arriving of the fish you have to wake up very early, because at 7 o’clock in the morning most of the fish has been sent to the market already.
In the village there is also a modest fishermen chapel. On its walls, there are representations of scene of Saint Anthony’s life, such as one of a boat being shaken by the storm travelling from Italy to Portugal and another one of the sermon he preached so eloquently that even the fishes moved closer to listen.
The name of the village comes from the fact that, at the time of the discovery of the island, sea lions were plentiful here. Nowadays, sea lions surface from time to time in the Southern coast of the island, and a colony still lives in Desertas Island.
Not far from here, stands Cabo Girão Cape, the tallest cliff in Europe.
Recommended Excursions:
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Madeira
What to see:
- Funchal
- Mercado dos Lavradores Market
- Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
- Arte Sacra Museum of Funchal
- Cathedral of Funchal
- Historical Centre of Funchal
- Santa Clara Convent
- Contemporary Art Museum of Funchal and São Tiago Fortress
- Museu do Bordado do Funchal (Embroidery Museum)
- Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira’s Botanic Garden)
- Parque de Santa Catarina Park
- Museological Area of the São Lourenço Palace
- Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum
- Funchal Natural History Museum
- São João do Pico Fortress
- Igreja do Socorro Church
- Igreja de São Pedro Church
- Capela do Corpo Santo Chapel
- Igreja do Colégio de São João Evangelista Church
- Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
- Funchal Toy Museum
- Casa da Luz Electricity Museum
- Cristiano Ronaldo Museum
- Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Pico do Areeiro
- Monte
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte Church
- QuintaTropical Monte Palace
- Terreiro da Luta
- Câmara de Lobos
- Cabo Girão Cape
- Curral das Freiras
- Calheta
- Ponta do Pargo
- Porto Moniz
- Aquário da Madeira Aquarium
- Natural pools of Porto Moniz
- Centro de Ciência Viva de Madeira
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul da Serra
- Ribeira Brava
- Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
- São Vicente
- Grutas de São Vicente Caves
- Ruta da Cal Museum Centre
- Seixal
- Praia da Laje or Jaimaica Beach
- Seixal Natural Pools
- Praia do Porto do Seixal Beach
- Miradouro do Véu da Noiva Overlook
- Santana
- Parque das Queimadas Park
- Madeira Thematic Park
- Ribeiro Frio Natural Park
- Pico Ruivo
- Machico
- Caniçal
- Museu da Baleia (Whale Museum)
- Prainha Beach
- Santa Cruz
- Aquapark
- Praia dos Reis Magos Beach
- Camacha
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