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Sosua
is a beautiful seaside town in the island of
Dominican Republic, with a rich history and cultural
heritage dating back to the 1930`s when Sosua was
turned from an old banana-producing town to a more
productive one by the Jewish refugees fleeing
Hitler's persecution during WWII. Still proud of its
Jewish-related past, Sosua still has about 25 Jewish
families who keep their traditions alive, and the
Sosua Jewish Museum is the place to go if you would
like to learn and see about the history of Sosua.
One of the main producers of dairy products and meat
products in the
Dominican Republic
was born out of this town, bearing the name of
Productos Sosua.
This beautiful town with golden sand
beaches and blue skies became the first important
tourist destination of the Dominican Republic in the
eighties, when the Playa Dorada complex was
inaugurated and the tourism industry was born in the
Dominican Republic. Sosua beaches are among the most
beautiful ones in the Caribbean, with thousands of
tourists visiting each year from Europe and North
America. Sosua has colorful gift shops, many
international restaurants, a thriving real estate
industry developing condos, villas and homes with
beach and ocean front. It is good to mention that
Sosua`s population is made up of so many different
people from many different countries, expats from
Canada, Italy, United States, Germany, France,
England, UK and many more countries.
Besides Sosua beach, there`s a new beach newly
formed about 6 years ago, at the Calle Sin Salida (
Cul de Sac ) street besides the Waterfront. This
beautiful beach is the one in the background of this
text, also considered the second beach in Sosua and
mostly used by foreign travelers. Other beaches are
also available, many in nearer towns such as
Cabarete, a famous spot for kite surfers and wind
surfers. Playa Encuentro in between is the best
surfing beach in the whole Dominican Republic.
Puerto Plata, just 25 minutes away has beautiful
beaches in Playa Dorada, also in the main ocean
drive ( Malecon ) which is called Long beach.
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Sosua Bay Resort
is the main
beach resort in Sosua because of its size, quality
and location ( right on the best spot of Sosua beach
) . Topping the charts in the gastronomy services,
it offers 5 restaurants with ocean views, with
varied styles: Asian, Mexican, French, Italian and
International. Sosua has been truly blessed by all
the good people that have visited the town and
decided to make a living in it, Italian-born Armando
Casciati is the head behind the Sosua Bay Resort,
also the actual owner of the hotel.
Living in Sosua makes us witness to a pleasant life
meeting many wonderful people from all over the
world, and the population is grateful to the
government for providing the town with
Politur
, the tourist police that dresses in navy
blue pants and white shirts or polo shirts, keeping
tourists safe. Sosua is also one of the best
Caribbean destinations for snorkeling and diving
enthusiasts, with colorful tropical fish living in
the bay and great sports fishing in the ocean just
minutes away.
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Sosua combines the best of the Dominican Caribbean
island experience with the perfect touch lodging
services of European accommodations and refined
style. Come visit the Sosua Bay and Victorian House
hotels during your vacations to Sosua, the pearl of
the Dominican Republic.
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