{"id":870,"date":"2026-08-24T14:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/camara-de-lobos-webcam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:02:10","slug":"camara-de-lobos-webcam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/camara-de-lobos-webcam\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e2mara de Lobos webcam: live over the fishing bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><style>\n.wom-cams{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;margin:1.5rem 0}\n.wom-cam{margin:0}\n.wom-cam__frame{position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;background:#1b1b1b;border:0;padding:0;\n  display:block;cursor:pointer;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px}\n.wom-cam__frame img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}\n.wom-cam__play{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}\n.wom-cam__play span{background:rgba(0,0,0,.72);color:#fff;font:600 .95rem\/1 system-ui,sans-serif;\n  padding:.8rem 1.2rem;border-radius:2rem}\n.wom-cam__frame:hover .wom-cam__play span,.wom-cam__frame:focus-visible .wom-cam__play span{background:#c0392b}\n.wom-cam__frame iframe{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}\n.wom-cam__meta{font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.45;margin:.5rem 0 0;color:#555}\n.wom-cam__meta a{color:inherit}\n.wom-cam__grid{display:grid;gap:1rem;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr));\n  list-style:none;padding:0;margin:1.5rem 0}\n.wom-cam__grid a{display:block;text-decoration:none}\n.wom-cam__grid img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;display:block;background:#1b1b1b}\n.wom-cam__grid strong{display:block;font-size:.95rem;margin-top:.4rem}\n.wom-cam__grid span{display:block;font-size:.8rem;color:#666}\n@media(min-width:700px){.wom-cams--zwei{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}<\/style><script>\ndocument.addEventListener('click',function(e){\n  var b=e.target.closest('.wom-cam__frame');\n  if(!b||b.dataset.done)return;\n  var f=document.createElement('iframe');\n  f.src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/'+encodeURIComponent(b.dataset.yt)+'?autoplay=1&rel=0';\n  f.title=b.dataset.label||'Livestream';\n  f.allow='autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture';\n  f.allowFullscreen=true;\n  f.referrerPolicy='strict-origin-when-cross-origin';\n  b.dataset.done='1';\n  b.innerHTML='';\n  b.appendChild(f);\n});<\/script><div class=\"wom-cams\"><figure class=\"wom-cam\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wom-cam__frame\" data-yt=\"dlyn0fJBBWk\" data-label=\"The fishing bay\" aria-label=\"Start the live stream: The fishing bay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/wom-brand\/webcams\/dlyn0fJBBWk.webp\" alt=\"The fishing bay\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><span class=\"wom-cam__play\"><span>&#9654; Start the live stream<\/span><\/span><\/button><figcaption class=\"wom-cam__meta\"><strong>The fishing bay<\/strong><br>Camera by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@portalnetmadeira\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Portal Netmadeira<\/a>. Nothing reaches YouTube until you click. The click sends data to Google, including your IP address.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What you see<\/h2>\n<p>Painted wooden boats up on the shingle, and behind them houses stacked up the slope. The boats are called <strong>xavelhas<\/strong> and they are not scenery \u2014 this is where crews go out at night for black scabbardfish, the espada that&#8217;s on every menu on the island.<\/p>\n<p>Look in the morning and the boats are there. Look in the evening and they&#8217;re going.<\/p>\n<h2>When it&#8217;s best<\/h2>\n<p>Late afternoon, when the sun comes into the bay from the west and the colours on the boats switch on. At midday the light is steep and the place looks dustier than it is.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch it or go?<\/h2>\n<p>Go, without hesitating. C\u00e2mara de Lobos is one of the few places on Madeira that still looks like the fishing village it is, and it&#8217;s a fifteen-minute drive. Two things when you&#8217;re there:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poncha<\/strong> in one of the bars on the bay \u2014 sugar-cane spirit, honey, lemon, worked with a wooden muddler. The town claims to be its home.<\/li>\n<li>The view from <strong><a href=\"\/en\/cabo-girao-and-viewpoints\/\">Cabo Gir\u00e3o<\/a><\/strong> is ten minutes further west. Both in one afternoon is the obvious pairing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More on the area: <a href=\"\/en\/madeira-sueden\/\">The South<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen minutes west of Funchal lies the bay Winston Churchill painted in 1950. 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