European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Wes a sheep dog Waits for his owner a on a quiet Back Street top a photo. Tourists stroll along the pier leading to the Lighthouse on of. Ives Bay above. A amps continued  11. The intersection of fore Street and the West pier Road near die Parish Church. Whatever your culinary taste might be you la find it represented on that Wall. Armed with a Good map from the tourist information office inside the Guildhall just off Tregenna place you la have no trouble navigating to a suitable Supply of carbohydrates. Chocoholics Bent on close encounters of the Best kind can put an overactive Sweet tooth out of its misery with one of the huge 2-Pound bricks of irresistible Quot Cornish Cream Quot chocolate that lie naked and shameless in every other shop window. St. Ives has been a Haven for artists of All persuasions since the late 1800 s. Potters come for the Rich deposits of China Clay and sculptors and painters Are drawn to the Region s wild Beauty As a Rich and diverse subject for their creations. There Are probably More artists shops and galleries per Square mile in St. Ives than in any other English a. Community. And the grand daddy of those galleries is the Tate a cry on the North Edge of town. The Tate with changing displays of 20th-Century modern Art offers guided gallery Tours mondays through saturdays and a variety of artists workshops throughout the year. St. Ives reputation As an artists Colony and its roots As a fishing Community have shaped it into a sort of Buffer zone where All manner of formality is dispensed with. The Harbor town s resort atmosphere undermines the usual British Affinity for proper attire. Dress is not just casual it s downright american with to shirts shorts and Tennis shoes being the Norm. Beaches Are plentiful in this area of Cornwall but Access to some of them involves a fair bit of walking from the nearest car Parks. Although the Waves Don t quite match those found off die coasts of Hawaii or Australia surfers nevertheless seem to find a suitable outlet for their passion at the Porth Eor Beach on the North Side of town an area relatively unprotected from the assaults of the Atlantic Ocean. This is a family entertainment oriented town where people can Quot gear Down Quot from their otherwise hectic lives and partake of a few fantasies. Self drive motor boats putt in and out of the Harbor cutting across the wakes left by rented Jet skis. Overhead tourists Dangle their feet from paraglider while they Circle the Bay in search of a place to land. No slave to the Quot open at 9, close at 6, and Roll up the streets Quot routine St. Ives simply dons its evening clothes when the downtown shops close and the Holiday beat goes on. Pubs and bistros along the wharf come alive and the voices of merry makers can be heard past Midnight As they stroll along the seawall or out along the pier to the Lighthouse unwilling to give up the Day. As the last pub lights of the Day sparkle and dance across the Harbor on the backs of incoming Waves the tide crawls in and St. Ives bids goodbye to another Day. Fishing and pleasure boats sit High and dry in St. Ives Harbor during Low tide. No woman Waits for mers at a snack bar ships in bottles top and starfish 3/77 photo Are photos by Dave Didio tips a How to get there about 275 Miles Southwest of London on the Cornwall Peninsula. A attractions Tate gallery. Adults 2 pounds about $3 children under 11 free. Students Pound $1.50. Admission Price also includes entry into the Barbara Hepworth museum. Self drive boats. 10 pounds per hour $15 v Jet ski hire. 16 pounds per half hour $24 . 18 pounds $27. Powerboat trips. 4 pounds $6 a accommodations More than 130 hotels bed and breakfast Homes and self catering establishments with prices ranging from 11 pounds per person per night in the bed and breakfasts $17 to 150 pounds per person per week in a self catered Complete cottage. A for More information St. Ives tourist information Center the Guildhall St. Ives Cornwall tr26 2ds. Pm 0736 796297. Ask for the Cornwall tourist boards Booklet Quot Cornwall places to stay 1994,&Quot and their publication Quot West Cornwall Quot covering St. Ives Penzance Hayle and the land s end Peninsula. A Dave Didio