St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall,
England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne
on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent
on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial
emphasis and the town is now primarily a popular holiday resort, notably
achieving the title of Best UK Seaside
Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. St Ives was
incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639. St Ives has become renowned for its
number of artists
