"footprints in the sand" Otok Susak by picek

Otok Susak Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 15 photos

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Definitely unique island in the Adriatic - both in terms of people and landscape. Leave your car parked early morning in Mali Lošinj and take 6 am catamaran to Susak and you'll have it for the whole day. Waters surrounding it are clear as you can only wish and the corridors in a sand are tempting, if not mysterious.
There's only one village and a cemetery - the village being separated into lower and upper part, connected by a shaded path and stairs.
Reading the family names on tombs at the cemetery reveals only a few families whose ties were closely connected in few different ways and created unique situations.

Sand is the main material of which island is formed. There are no cars, just mopeds and tractors. Few sandy beaches, one straight in the village ... it comes as contrasty image towards conservative settlers.
Network of narrow and deep corridors were dug in the sand and as times modernise they are out of use and were succeeded by grasses, at parts swallowed by sand. Take a step in this dark humid universe of historic paths leading from one end to other. This is trully special way of conectedness within Adriatic islands.

There's one page that comes very helpful for gathering information on Susak:

http://www.otok-susak.org/

If anyone's recommended to read (while on-line!), it's that one.
And I just want to add that mine is just a drop in the sea, more like a little personal memoir to some place I love.

Pros and Cons

Pros:excellent beaches and clean water
Cons:takes a bit logistics to arrive at Susak
In a nutshell:discover the mysterious island, it's real unique place

Last visit to Otok Susak: Dec 2010
Intro Updated Oct 24, 2011
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only tractors and horses... Local Customs (1)

... and mopeds are able to drive on the island. The place is off the limit for cars which makes it great to explore on... more travel advice

get to Susak by public boat or catamaran Transportation (1)

Best place to start the journey to Susak is from Mali Losinj town on Losinj island. It's trip worth few euros each way... more travel advice

sandy cliffs and holes on the walls Off The Beaten Path (2)

As soon as you set a foot on the ground, you will spot unusal hills behind a village - they're of sand and covered with... more travel advice

upper village Things to Do (4)

Susak has one village only and that one is separated into lower and upper part, with upper one being older and smaller.... more travel advice

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mircaskirca Nov 7, 2011 at 11:37 PM

Kar nekaj casa je minilo od mojega nekajdnevnega pohajkovanja po Susku, bilo je se v studentskih letih :) Kaze, da se ni dosti spremenilo in to se mi zdi fajn :)
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hunterV Oct 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Hello, Vesna! It would be great to discover this mysterious island. I see it's unique place indeed....Thanks for your story! ~