Santa Susanna is an ancient Catalan resort town in the Costa del Maresme region, bordering Pineda de Mar in the south, Malgrat de Mar in the north, and the resort areas near Barcelona and Girona. @
Santa Susanna stands on seven hills surrounded by pine forest - almost from every point of the city offers a magnificent view of the sea and the surrounding area. This is an ideal place for families with children - magnificent wide sandy beaches, washed by a clean calm sea, perfectly equipped playgrounds, shops, cafes and restaurants within walking distance. At the same time lovers of more active recreation will also find a lot of opportunities to spend an interesting time in Santa Susanna.
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How to get here
Santa Susanna is located approximately at an equal distance from Barcelona, Girona and international airports in these cities that have regular flights with Moscow. Get to the resort from Barcelona or Girona by car, bus or train, next to the entire coast. The train station in Santa Susanna is in the center of the resort area, near the beaches of Llivant, Dunes and Calettes. The journey time by train from Barcelona is 1 hour.
Bus stops are located near the railway station, there are many of them and on the coast. The bus route passes through the center of Santa Susanna and the settlements of Calella, Pineda, Malgrat de Mar, then following to Girona and Barcelona.
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Orientation in the city
The city is divided into two parts of the N-II highway. Along the coast is the resort itself. A picturesque promenade with many shops, cafes, restaurants, entertainment centers shares the resort and historical part of Santa Susanna, towering on a small hill. Drowning in the green many kilometers of embankment smoothly passes into the nearby resort of Malgrat de Mar. In the city it is most convenient to travel by bus or taxi, many attractions are within walking distance.
Climate
On the one hand, Santa Susanna is the Mediterranean Sea, on the other - rocky cliffs, and the town itself is comfortably located in the Alfata Valley, so the climate here is particularly mild. The average temperature in summer here is +28 ° C. In winter, the temperature does not fall below +5 ° C, on average remaining at + 10-15 ° C. Autumn is rainy. "High" season falls on the period from May to October.
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Beach
The beach of Santa-Susanna, 35-50 m wide, stretches for 2, 5 km along the city and resort areas. Large golden-yellow sand and azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea, beautiful beach equipment, including opportunities for active recreation, will not leave indifferent even the most demanding tourists. Here you can rent not only sun loungers and umbrellas, but also water bicycles, small boats, water skis. More "advanced" tourists can do diving, windsurfing and parasailing under the guidance of experienced instructors.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Santa Susanna
The history of Santa Susanna starts in the 12th century. - then this fertile valley was inhabited by peasants, growing vineyards and grain. In the Middle Ages, a small village grew up: in the 16th century. Here was built a magnificent watchtower, defending the town from the sea. At the same time a large Catholic monastery, chapels, ancient castles and stone houses of wealthy townsmen appeared here. The most famous of these is the 13th-century Castell de Can Rates, in which the cultural and artistic center is now located.
The parish church is also interesting, the altar of which is covered with a thin layer of gold. And on the border of the municipal zones of Santa Susanna and Pineda de Mar stands the ancient abode of Mare de Deu de Gracia, very revered by the inhabitants of both settlements.
Santa Susanna - the city is very green, here are the parks of Colomer, Mirador and Riera, but the most famous in the resort is Parque Natural de la Font del Boter. Tropical flowers and strange trees grow here amazingly, the famous curative tropical thermal and mineral springs beat from the earth.
A real cultural and entertainment center of the resort is the picturesque promenade, which stretches along the coast and imperceptibly passes into the neighboring resort of Malgrat del Mar. It is here that most of the restaurants, shopping centers, cafes and discos are concentrated. The city center is located one kilometer from the sea, however the real busy life of the resort is boiling along the coast.
Developments
With regard to cultural events in Santa Susanna, then every month there are various fairs, festivals, carnivals and fiestas (holidays), many of which have survived to the present day from the depths of centuries. Special attention deserves a local carnival, during which the walls of Kan-Rates seem to come alive surrounded by dressed in folk costumes of the audience, to the sounds of castanets and Spanish guitars. No less famous is the Shakespeare Festival, during which actors on the street play excerpts from his plays. Photos of Santa Susanna (15)