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Santa Susanna is located in the Spanish region of Catalonia on the Costa Maresme. The resort is commonly regarded as being on the better known Costa Brava (which strictly speaking starts a little to the north east at Blanes). Santa Susanna is a popular holiday destination with Spanish and foreign tourists since the 1970s, this is a relaxed resort with plenty of entertainment in the summer months and a host of major attractions within easy reach.
The old town of Santa Susanna, set back from the beachfront, retains much of its original charm with narrow cobbled streets, ancient buildings and monuments and traditional way of life. Down at the seafront you'll find all the trappings of modern tourism with international bars and restaurants, ice cream parlours and a wealth of water sports to serve the seasonal influx of summer visitors.
If you're visiting in August you'll be able to join in the biggest fiesta of the year in honour of the town's patron saint, Santa Susanna. The celebrations involve round-the-clock music, dancing and feasting in the streets, children's games and sports competitions. This is a chance to see the famous Sardana which is a local folk dance in which the participants join hands and dance in circles to symbolise the brotherhood and unity which have long bound the people of Catalonia. There are some major visitor attractions near Santa Susanna including nearby Marineworld where there are more than 300 animals, dolphin and sea lion shows and a water park. Water World, Europe's biggest water park, is just outside Lloret de Mar and makes a great family day out with a raft ride, dare devil slides, fun pools and bungy jumping.
Fertile fields surround Santa Susanna which has a strong horticultural tradition. Tomatoes are among the most important of the commercially produced fruit and vegetables which flourish here under an environmentally friendly system that relies on nature's own regulators to protect the local crops from harmful parasites. Crop friendly insects which feed off damaging crop pests are propagated in the fields, so reducing the need for potentially harmful insecticides.