Is Sukošan worth visiting on a day trip from Zadar? #croatia

In this video I’ll show you around the Croatian town of Sukošan and show you what we saw when we visited.
The town is located around 10 kilometres south of Zadar main bus station. Liburnija’s bus route 140 takes around 30 minutes and runs regular services during week days, but less often at the weekend. You arrive on the busy main road through Sukošan, called the Adriatic Highway which continues all the way to Split. There’s a Tisak beside the bus stop on the southbound side, and there’s a bakery, supermarket and other shops near the bus stop on the northbound side.
We also saw this interesting, crumbing monument but we weren’t quite sure what it was for. Anyway let’s head into the old town, away from the busy road.
You’ll soon pass this unmissable bright yellow private hospital building, and right next door a Konzum supermarket. But if you continue on this road you’ll reach the heart of Sukošan, the main square.
The most significant building here is the Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Which was built in 1650 during the Siege of Candida. It features interesting pre-Romanesque door posts that date further back to the 9th and 10th century. So, an early form of recycling! The church faces onto The Upper Gate. This is the only remaining part of the old city walls that were built by the Venetian authorities between 1468 and 1470. Passing through it you can lose yourself in a maze of narrow streets of old Sukošan.
Eventually though you’ll end up at the Church of St Cassian a beautiful stone church and bell tower with Romanesque and baroque details thought to have been built in 1642. Let’s continue on down to the waterfront. Here you’ll spot Sukošan’s most famous tourist attraction, the ruins of the Palac Archdiocesan Mansion. It was built on this man made island in the 15th century to serve as a summer retreat for the Zadar church dignitaries. Perhaps poor building standards, or just the ravages of time, have left it in the ruins you see today, which you can swim or kayak to from the shore for a closer look. Also here at the waterfront you’ll find this statue of the locally famous donkey called Viola. Every year a comical donkey race is run in honour of Viola right here at the sea front. This is a great place to relax and enjoy local food and drink and you can also find the modest Sukošan sign here on the quayside affording you a memorable photo of your visit. I’ll leave you now to enjoy some more views of Sukošan and its lovely coastline.

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0:00 Intro
0:23 How to get to Sukošan by Liburnija bus 140
1:11 Sukošan Main Square (Sukošan ul. XVI)
1:27 Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Crkva Gospa od Milosrđa)
1:46 The Upper Gate (Gornja vrata)
2:10 Church of St. Cassius (Crkva sv. Kasijan)
2:26 Palac - Archdiocesan Mansion (Nadbiskupski Ljetnikovac)
2:54 Donkey Viola Monument (Spomenik tovaru)
3:15 Sukošan Sign
3:19 Views of Sukošan
3:50 Outro

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