Easter by the sea feels better

Some Easter breaks feel more like routine than escape. This one does not. Set on the curve of Pissouri Bay, Columbia Beach Resort offers the kind of long weekend that replaces noise with sea air, long lunches and the easy calm of spring on the coast.

For Easter 2026, the award-winning five-star resort is shaping a getaway that brings together the warmth of tradition and the pleasure of slowing down. The setting does much of the work. Sea views, landscaped gardens and spacious suites create an atmosphere that feels quietly celebratory from the moment you arrive. It is the kind of place where Easter naturally unfolds at a gentler pace.

That is part of the appeal. You are close enough for an easy escape, yet far enough from the city to feel that the holiday has properly begun. Mornings start more slowly. Lunch lasts longer. The day opens up around you.

At the centre of the Easter experience is food, as it should be. On Easter Sunday, Apollon Tavern will serve its Easter Sunday Souvla Lunch, bringing together the familiar flavours of the day in a setting that gives them a fresh sense of occasion. Here, the experience is not only about what is on the table. It is about the mood around it. A leisurely lunch, a sea-facing setting, and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to stay exactly where you are.

For families, the balance feels particularly well judged. While adults settle into the day, younger guests can enjoy their own Easter programme, with a bubble house and themed activities that enhance the festive spirit without taking over. It is one of the details that makes the stay feel easy. Everyone has space to enjoy the day in their own way.

The pace softens even further on Easter Monday, when Bacchus Restaurant hosts a relaxed buffet lunch that extends the holiday mood a little longer. Between the pool, the gardens and the open views across the bay, the day carries the kind of ease that is rare during festive weekends.

Then there is the spa. Throughout April, Hébe Spa will offer the Ocean Glow Renewal Ritual by ELEMIS, a 90-minute treatment that fits naturally with the season’s mood. It adds another layer to the stay, turning an Easter break into something that feels genuinely restorative.

Perhaps that is what makes this escape so appealing. It does not try to reinvent Easter. It keeps what matters most, the gathering, the flavours, the comfort, and places it in a setting that allows you to enjoy all of it more fully. More calmly. More beautifully.

Extra Tip: For those planning ahead, the Easter Sunday Souvla Lunch at Apollon Tavern will take place on Sunday April 12 from 1pm to 4pm, priced at €59 per adult, with children under 12 receiving a 50 per cent discount. On Easter Monday a Buffet Lunch at Bacchus Restaurant will be available on Monday April 13, also from 1pm to 4pm, priced at €50 per adult, again 50 per cent for children under 12. Throughout April, Hébe Spa will also offer the 90-minute Ocean Glow Renewal Ritual by ELEMIS at the special rate of €140.

Bookings for Easter stays, festive dining and the April spa offer are now open.

For more information, call +357 25 833000.