Cabo Girão, one of the highest capes in Europe, with a glass platform overlooking the abyss and the ocean below
The bay of Câmara de Lobos, with its fishing harbour and the traditional boats that made the village famous in Winston Churchill's paintings
The Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, in the heart of the town
The Jardim do Ilhéu, a natural viewpoint overlooking the bay and the town's rooftops
Curral das Freiras, a parish nestled in a volcanic caldera, surrounded by peaks and silence
about the place
Câmara de Lobos stretches along the southern coast of Madeira, between steep cliffs and a bay where colourful fishing boats rest on the sand. It was here that João Gonçalves Zarco landed in 1420, making this place the first inhabited point on the island. The name comes from the sea wolves that once abounded in the bay. In 1996, the town was raised to city status, affirming an identity forged between the sea and the mountains of the interior.
