New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau.
The island was originally under Spanish control following Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the New World, but the Spanish government showed little interest in developing the island (and The Bahamas as a whole). Nassau, the island’s largest city, was formerly known as Charles-town, but it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. It was laid out and renamed Nassau in 1695 by Nicholas Trott, the most successful Lord Proprietor, in honour of the Prince of Orange-Nassau who became William III of England.
Settlements
- Adelaide
- Cable Beach
- Carmichael Road
- Centreville
- Clifton Pier
- Coral Harbour
- Delaporte
- Bain Town
- Fox Hill
- Gambier
- Grants Town
- Grove, The (South)
- Grove, The (West Bay)
- Lyford Cay
- Nassau
- Old Fort Bay
- Paradise Island
- Sea Breeze
- South Beach
- Yamacraw
Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation
- British Colonial Hotel
- British Colonial Hotel (A – Gill Hotel)
- Carlton House
- Dolphin Hotel
- Fort Montagu Beach Hotel
- Gleneagles Hotel
- Gleneagles Guest House
- Little Orchard Cottages
- Lyford Cay Club
- Pilot House Club
- Royal Elizabeth Hotel
- Royal Nassau Sailing Club
- Royal Victoria Hotel
- Royal Victoria Hotel (Treadway Inn)
Things to do
- Ardastra Gardens
- Ba Ma Supper Club
- Blackbeard’s Tower
- Caves Beach
- Chelsea Pottery Shop
- Fort Charlotte
- Fort Fincastle
- Gregory Arch
- Love Beach
- Parliament Square
- Queen’s Staircase
- Rawson Square
- Statue of Christopher Columbus
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