A city, up close

St Ives sits on a peninsula on Cornwall's north coast, its narrow, whitewashed streets built around a working harbour still used by fishing boats. The unusual quality of light here has drawn artists for well over a century, a tradition now anchored by Tate St Ives, a branch of the Tate gallery overlooking Porthmeor Beach, with several more beaches, including Porthminster and Porthgwidden, within a short walk.

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