5January1950
AN EVENT THAT SHAPED MADEIRADOCUMENTARY SOURCES
Churchill paints Câmara de Lobos bay
Photographs of Winston Churchill at his easel created one of the most enduring images of Madeira's international profile.
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LOCATIONCâmara de Lobos
During a holiday in Madeira, Winston Churchill travelled to Câmara de Lobos to paint the bay. The moment became part of local memory and helped turn the fishing landscape into one of the island's best-known visitor images.