30/07/2020
We always recommend to visit New Holland island. It’s one of the most favorite places for local and just perfect place to chill, eat, buy craft things.
The history of this island takes us back to the city foundation times.
Initially the island belonged to the Admiralty, a shipbuilding yard established by Peter I in 1704. During the first few years of operation, the yard resembled a real Dutch dockyard, so it was nicknamed New Holland due to the presence of foreign shipbuilders and manmade canals.
Until 2004, New Holland remained a restricted area, as it hosted warehouses of the Baltic Navy.
In 2010, Millhouse, a company owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, won the competition to reconstruct and repurpose the island for public use.
Now we are enjoying this cute island and it is still more resembles dutch place, but it is so suits St.Petersburg.