Penzance Attractions
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Penzance (3mi/5km west of St Michael's Mount; pop. 18,500), the largest of the towns on the Cornish Riviera, is a lively resort and shopping center which attracts visitors in the winter months as well as in the summer. At one time it was an important market town and seaport.
Sacked by the Spaniards in 1595, it degenerated into little more than a haven for smugglers where, in the 18th century, the freebooters were even able to appoint the mayor - a period memorably recalled in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance".
Subtropical plants are everywhere in evidence, particularly in Morrab Gardens and Penlee Park but also along the attractive promenade.
Sacked by the Spaniards in 1595, it degenerated into little more than a haven for smugglers where, in the 18th century, the freebooters were even able to appoint the mayor - a period memorably recalled in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance".
Subtropical plants are everywhere in evidence, particularly in Morrab Gardens and Penlee Park but also along the attractive promenade.
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Land's End
Located at the western most point of mainland Britain, Land's End is home to a lovely conservation area with walking trails, as well as several other tourist attractions.
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St Ives, England
(Near Penzance)
Since the late 1800s St Ives has attracted numerous artists to the area and today contains many galleries and craft shops.