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Porthminster Beach et St Ives, Cornouailles en Angleterre !

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ce magnifique bout de littoral se trouve en Angleterre !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           St Ives était autrefois un modeste port de pêche perdu au fin fond de la Cornouailles, jusqu’au milieu du XIXème siècle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sous l’ère victorienne se développa en Grande-Bretagne la mode des bains de mer, un phénomène qui entraîna avec lui la construction des premières stations balnéaires.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             C’est à partir de 1877 et l’arrivée du chemin de fer que la petite bourgade de St Ives se transforme en l’une des destinations préférées des Britanniques.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      En effet, en plus de son incroyable beauté, le site bénéficie de l’un des meilleurs climats du pays, doux en hiver, relativement chaud en été et un taux d’ensoleillement au-dessus de la moyenne.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         St Ives est encore aujourd’hui l’une des meilleures stations balnéaires du pays attire de nombreux touristes, retraités et artistes.