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Pestana Churchill Bay
Câmara de Lobos, Portugal · Pousadas de Portugal · Accessible Luxury
In January 1950 Winston Churchill set up his easel on the harbour of Câmara de Lobos and painted the bay. Pestana Churchill Bay opened in 2019 on that same waterfront, converted from the town's former town hall and fish-auction buildings, as the first Pousadas de Portugal hotel on Madeira and the first hotel in Câmara de Lobos's historic centre. All 57 rooms face south over the bay.
- 57 rooms
- Opened 2019
- Neighborhood: Ilhéu
About Pestana Churchill Bay
- Winston Churchill painted Câmara de Lobos bay on 8 January 1950 from the harbour where the hotel now stands.
- A bronze of Churchill at his easel, by sculptor Martim Velosa, stands on the Dock Bar terrace.
- Reproductions of Churchill's harbour painting hang above the beds in the 57 south-facing rooms.
History
Pestana Churchill Bay sits on the harbour of Camara de Lobos, a picturesque fishing town on the Portuguese island of Madeira, on the very spot where Sir Winston Churchill set up his easel in January 1950 to paint the bay during his celebrated visit. The hotel was created from the town's former town hall and fish-auction buildings on the first line of the sea, preserving the low-rise scale of the historic waterfront.
Opened in 2019 as the first Pousadas de Portugal (Pestana) hotel on Madeira and the first hotel in the historic centre of Camara de Lobos, the fifty-seven-room pousada is a tribute to Churchill throughout, from a bronze sculpture of the statesman with his easel on the Dock Bar terrace to reproductions of his famous painting above the beds. All rooms face south with views over the bay, complemented by a panoramic rooftop pool.
Restaurants and bars
- Dock Bar — Restaurant · regional dishes, petiscos and poncha
- Pier One — Restaurant · seafood, traditional regional dishes
Experiences
- Dock Bar terrace — Terrace serving regional dishes and poncha, a drink said to have originated in Câmara de Lobos.
- Panoramic pool terrace — Pool terrace overlooking the bay, with banana trees on the hillside.
Amenities
- Pool
- Sauna
- Pet-friendly
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