Pearl of the Atlantic

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

737

Date Released

6 Feb 1969

Date recorded

20 Dec 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

684

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pearl of the Atlantic
2. 2Highlands of the West Country

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Take the tropical loveliness of the South Seas, add Alpine ruggedness, and you have Madeira, the island they call the Pearl of the Atlantic. The market in capital Funchal is the showplace for the island’s exotic produce, but grapes you will find everywhere, for wine has become Madeira’s most famous product. Contrast the opulence of a religious thanksgiving procession at fiesta time and the placid resignation of the street-side knife grinder with his clap-trap machinery. Watch the whole family turning the making of wicker work and tapestry into a social affair. Visit the fishing village of Camara de Lobos where the sun-baked stones provide a sort of primitive launderette. And take a trip to the North of the island, where time has almost stood still, and teeter on the crater of a long-extinct volcano.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Scenery and travel

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

358

Story extras:

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