The breakfast is exemplary and there is a relaxing, laid-back atmosphere, but the Artist Residence Penzances main selling point is the wonderful art that surrounds you during your stay
Artists, and art lovers, have been coming to western Cornwall for centuries, but the picture-postcard appeal of St Ives, with its Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Garden, tends to steal the limelight from its plainer sister, Penzance.
Yet this historic port has much to love: atmospheric pubs, smart restaurants, designer-y shops and galleries that have established it firmly on Cornwalls art trail.
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