The beauty of the bay of Sukošan and its mild climate are best represented by the summer villa of the archbishops of Zadar – Palac, built on an islet in the middle of the bay by the end of the 15th century, where the prelates spent their summers. Its humble ruins are the only reminders today but nevertheless point out its grandiosity. The church was built under the direction of the archbishop of Zadar Matheo Valaresso in 1470.
The Emblem of the family Zmajević
The cross from the summerhouse Palac, on the edifice called „the Bishop’s palace“ it stands today unfortunately abandoned, you can find a wonderful example of Croatian heraldry, the stone-carved coat of arms of the archbishop of Zadar Vicko Zmajević.
The Upper Gate
This used to be the entry, for example, the exit of the fortified Sukošan and these are also the visible ruins of the protection walls that the place was surrounded with built by the Venetian authorities in 1468-1470 with the purpose of protecting the place and the people.
Church of Saint Martin
If you reach Sukošan from the highway, you’ll see on a hilltop over the vineyards and olive groves the small church of St. Martin which used to be the parish church of the medieval village of Prljane.
The building is of a Romanesque style and located in the area of Kaštelina. The church was mentioned for the first time in 1387 and it witnessed the troubled history of this area and it was completely destroyed several times.
The last time was during the Croatian War of Independence by the end of 1991. The local people and the war veterans are convinced that St. Martin protected them during the troublesome period and restaurated the church which was inaugurated on November 11, 2005, on the Feast of St. Martin. The holy mass is celebrated in the church on this day every year.
All Saints church
Situated near the new cemetery. The church was consecrated by Archbishop Marijan Oblak on March 29th, 1987. Its elevated marble shrine altar face the people and the marble ambo.
Behind the altar is a painting – intarz wooden Madonna with Child and around the Croatian saints and blessed, the work of artist Milan Nadinić. Next to the church is a small sacristy and bell tower with two bells. Next to it is the 2005th year cultivated environment and built a mortuary.
Church of Saint Cassian
Church of St Cassian ‘s parish church is located in the old village. Today it is a beautiful stone building with Romanesque and baroque details, which is built according the form of the XVII. century, but to many historians,it became more modest even before the first written monument( 1289.g. ).
This is supported by the assumption that the name derived from the name of the San Cassian. Today’s appearance received in the year 1642 to be read over the northwest gate, over which is representative of the pediment of the altar wall – the most representative in our medieval art – originated probably in the middle of the 11th century or earlier. The church gave in 1674 parish priest Don Sime Veleslavić, native and Glagolitic, what is evidenced by the solemn Glagolitic inscription in the sacristy.
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy
The church is located in the centre of the old village opposite from the Upper Gate (Gornja Vrata) on the square. It was built in 1650 during the Siege of Candida and the plague, and it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary as an symbol of gratitude for protecting the place of the plague. It is also a testimony of the centuries old connection of the people of Sukošan with the Virgin Mary who protected them during troubled times.
The church has built loop holes which lead us to the conclusion that it also served as a protective edifice in front of the town’s gate. Furthermore, what is very interesting are the door-posts, two pre-Romanesque epistyles. These are reliefs from the 9th and 10th century and undoubtedly originate from the St. Cassian’s Church.Once, there was a cemetery around the church.