A small town as well as a harbor, located in the spacious bay of Zlatna luka, 10km fto the south-east of Zadar.
The population is involved in agriculture, olive growing, vine growing and tourism. Tourism started developing during the 1920; the first tourists were German and Czechs. The actual date of the foundation is not reliable, but it is assumed that the town was founded during the roman rule.
You can visit the church of St. Kasijan (parish church located in a small village, a building with romantic and baroque details), St. Martin church (a romantic building, located on the area of Kastelin, first mentioned in 1387),
diocese summer house “Palac” (built on an artificial island in the middle of the bay at the end of the 15th century), Church of Our Lady of Grace (located in the very center of the old village, facing the land – Upper Gates, built in 1650), upper gates (once an entrance and an exit from the fortified Sukosan , contains the remains of the defense walls), Zmajevici emblem (placed on a building named “Biskupija”) and numerous other cultural monuments.
Sukosan is famous for its beautiful beaches and covert coves, as well.
Some of the beaches are: “Djecji raj” beach”, “Makarska” beach and “Zlatna Luka” beach. Sukosan offers a variety of possibilities for those who wish to enrich their vacation with some other activities. Active vacation fans can enjoy volleyball, basketball, football, tennis, hiking, cycling, bowling, windsurfing, rafting, diving, fishing, paintball and numerous other activities. If you would like to savor the specialties of this region, visit the restaurants “Laguna”, “Gajeta”, as well as the taverns “Kod Guste” and “Kaleta”.