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Concarneau, Brittany France
Concarneau, Brittany has been twinned with Penzance since 1985
Concarneau,
(Breton: Konk Kerne, meaning Bay of Cornwall) is in
the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland
and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the
centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of
shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many
restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has
been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops.
Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is
connected to the town by a drawbridge and at the other end a
ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.
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Nevada City, California
California's best preserved Gold Rush town, Nevada City, has a
lot to
offer far beyond this well-deserved distinction.
Nestled in a
basin on
the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada, it is
framed and
protected
by ridge tops and promontories. At 2,500
feet above sea
level,
Nevada City is surrounded by forest. Deer
Creek flows
through and
graces
the centre of town.
Whenever you begin your
descent into
Nevada
City, you can sense
that you are approaching
something good.
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Bendigo, Australia
Penzance has been twinned with the City of Greater Bendigo since
1995/6. The City of Greater Bendigo is located in the geographic
centre of Victoria; about 90
minutes drive north of Melbourne. The
region is part of the Jaara Country, the
traditional land of people of
the Dja Dja Wurrung language. Today, as the major
regional
centre for north central Victoria and the third largest urban area
in Victoria,
Bendigo is a vibrant and culturally enriched city
renowned for the lifestyle and
opportunities it provides its
residents and visitors.
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Cuxhaven, Germany
Cuxhaven is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven
district,
in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the shore
of the North Sea at the mouth of
the Elbe River, its town quarters
of Duhnen, Döse and
Sahlenburg are popular vacation spots on
the North Sea and home to about 52,000 residents.
Cuxhaven is home to an important fisherman's wharf and ship
registration point for Hamburg.
Tourism is also of great importance. The city's symbol, known
as the Kugelbake is a beacon once used as a lighthouse;
the wooden landmark on the mouth of the Elbe marks the
boundary between the river and the North Sea and also adorns
the city's
coat of
arms.
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