Mariette Kaštel Sušara village Vršac

Kastel Mariette is luxury appointed tourist facility – original Banat country house located in the tucked-away village of Susara in the heart of the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve in Banat County. If you enjoy pure and quiet nature, you will be fascinated by the untouched beauty of the scenery. The magic Deliblato Sands can enchant the heart and soul, while the Kastel Mariette is love at first sight which provides outstanding conditions for rest and enjoyment. Staying in the luxurious and tranquil ambience of the Banat country house, enriched with a great collection of art paintings and objects, is an unforgettable experience and an invitation to a kind of artistic journey. Nearby are the Karas and Nera Rivers and the Canal Danube Tisa Danube /which provide kayaking in wonderful eco environment/, the Dupljaja prehistoric site where the famous Dupljaja chariots were excavated, the beautiful baroque town of Vrsac and seven beautiful lakes of Bela Crkva. Kastel Mariette is located in Susara village, in the heart of the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve in Banat County, Vojvodina Province, Serbia. The closest town is Vrsac /30 km away/.

Welcome to the Mariette Kastel to soak up the soul with the magnificent tranquility, scents and colors of the Deliblato Sands Nature Reserve, stretch your legs, rest your eyes on its meadows, enjoy the dazzling sunsets and starry nights, taste the delicious local food and Banat Sand wines and visit the natural and historical monuments of the South Banat district. There are walking and biking trails leading to the parts of the Deliblato Sands Nature Reserve which feature special beauties likewise exceptional birdwatching and outdoor activities – Zagajica hills, Dumaca, Korna, Swan’s pane, Karas river and channels….

In Kastel Mariette, upstairs bedrooms are nicely decorated with taste, bright, equipped with wooden stylish furniture, each with a bathroom with shower. The large lounge, dining room, porch and downstairs kitchen are common areas dedicated to guests’ satisfaction and activities as seminars, celebrations and presentations. The yard is a free space for various outdoor parties and gatherings, as well as free parking for guests.

Guests staying at the Kastel Mariette in Deliblato Sands are served with finest local food which can be tailored to specific needs, wishes and desires (vegetarian, vegan menu, etc.). There are numerous food options to choose from the breakfast only, or half board and full board or day room rent, or day tour with lunch. Special discount is applied for children up to 10 years of age, depending on age and services they use /sharing bed and food with parents or their own bed and food/. It is possible to negotiate the rent of the whole facility for private events and parties or expert corporative gatherings.

How to reach the Kastel Mariette and enjoy the blend of two beauties – the facility in Deliblato Sands – from Belgrade choose the E-70 Belgrade-Vrsac highway, turn into the village of Uljma at the gas station /on the way to Bela Crkva/, pass the next village of Izbiste, at the end of the village at the water tower turn right to the Susara village. At the entrance to the village, turn left and drive for two kilometers along Banat Street. Kastel Mariette is located on the right side of the street.​ A light wind swept over the endless meadows, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. Of course, bring your pet with you.

Reservation is required, with group visits announcement of 7 days prior arrival, depending on availability. Guests who plan to stay at the Mariette Kastel are asked to inform the owners about any special requirements and demands (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergen-free, etc.), and also to announce bringing a pet.

The Deliblato Sands Nature Reserve is area about 300 square kilometers between the Danube River and the Carpathians/, making an unique geomorphologic phenomenon in the Pannonian Plain. The dunes and interdependent depressions are particularly pronounced, with diverse ecosystems – sandstone, meadow-steppe, forest-steppe, forest and Ramsar. It is known for its clean and healthy air. The special appearance of the steppe area during the year is given by saffron, corn, thyme, mulberry grass, other aromatic and honey plants, violets, irises, wild hyacinth, lily of the valley, Banat peony, bushy formations of juniper, hawthorn, calluses, yellows, rust, and acacia, pine, linden and oak forests. Pheasants, wild boars, wolves, jackals, feral cats, quails and deer are found here. Kastel Mariette offers unparalleled birding opportunities. Deliblato Sands is among 47 Important Bird Area in the Republic of Serbia.

The increase of pollution, noise and everyday life pressure have contributed to increasing number of tourists looking for preserved nature. Thus the tranquil Kastel Mariette in tiny Susara village, positioned in the heart of the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve, makes an ideal place for an active vacation in the countryside. The Susara village with sands shares intoxicating beauty and clean air, but has its own excellent drinking water. It is said that one who drinks water from Susara once, returns here forever. The water is especially potable because it comes from great depths beneath the sand dunes. The plumbing with a windmill was built in 1903 according to the project of the architect Eiffel.

Settled within the eastern part of the Deliblato Sands, the largest sand dune system of Europe, Kastel Mariette offers unparalleled birding opportunities, and also provide enjoyment in bike and kayak-canoe rides, orienteering, hiking, photo safaris, watching flowers, butterflies and dragonflies, gazing stars, finding wildlife tracks and other outdoor activities.

The Deliblato Sands is the Important Bird Area, since 2002 Nature Reserve which comprises an elongated elliptical tract of sand, spreading north from the Danube River towards the villages of Susara, Vladimirovac and Banatski Karlovac. It covers grazing-pasture, steppe habitats, woodland, scrub, conifer plantations, vineyards and agricultural land. 180 bird species are recorded here, among them European Nightjar, Honey Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Montagu’s Harrier, European Bee-eater, Scops Owl, Ural Owl /winter/, Hoopoe, Eurasian Wryneck, Green Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike, Crested Lark, Woodlark, Tawny Pipit, Barred Warbler, Golden Oriole, Common Nightingale, Hawfinch.
The Labudovo okno is the Ramsar Site and an Important Bird Area which makes a section of the Danube flood-plain, situated south of the Deliblato Sands (some 45 km/40 min from Kastel Mariette). The Labudovo Okno site covers the course of the Danube River and the floodplains along the river banks, including the flooded mouths of the rivers Karaš (with its upstream meanders) and Nera, swamps of Dubovački rit, plains of Stevanove ravnice and the islands of Žilava, Čibuklija and Zavojska ada. Natural Oak, Willow and Poplar forests as well as poplar plantations, wet meadows, marshes, dry grasslands are present. It is an important stopover site and wintering area that attracts the largest congregations of water birds anywhere in the country. It is the Nature reserve since 2002 where 250 bird species are recorded, among them Greater White-fronted Goose, Ferruginous Duck, Common Goldeneye, Smew, Goosander, Squacco Heron, Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis, Pygmy Cormorant, Great Spotted Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Osprey (migration only), Caspian Gull (winter), Whiskered Tern, European Turtle Dove, European bee-eater, Sand Martin.

The Vrsac Mountains is important Bird Area, a hilly area on the boundary between the Pannonian lowlands and the Carpathian massif, located some 40 km/30 min east of the Kastel Mariette. Extensive plains comprising steppic habitats, agricultural land and vineyards surround forests of oak Quercus, beech Fagus, hornbeam Carpinus, lime Tilia, ash Fraxinus and maple Acer. It is the Nature reserve since 2005 where 150 bird species are recorded (if we include the adjoining Mali rit marsh in the northern foothills, that figure goes to 220): Honey Buzzard, Short-toed Eagle, Short-toed snake eagle, Levant Sparrow hawk, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Corncrake, Scops Owl, Tawny Owl, Ural Owl, Woodcock, Grey-heade Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker, Collared Flycatcher, Rock Bunting. Other wildlife of Deliblato Sands and Labudovo okno: Butterflies: Zerynthia polyxena, Parnassius mnemosyne, Colias myrmidone, Lycaena dispar, Glaucopsyche alexis. Dragonflies: Calopteryx splendens, Sympecma fusca, Lestes viridis, Lestes barbarus, L. virens, L. dryas, L. sponsa, Platycnemis pennipes, Ischnura elegans, I. pumilio, Erythromma viridulum, Gomphus flavipes.

The Mariette Kaštel is awarded by the highest scores of the Booking.com Traveller Review for 2022. “This prize is proof that you have always exceeded the expectations of guests. We know it is a challenge, it takes lots of dedication, and a vision, and paying attention to every detail”.