THE ADULTS-ONLY ATLANTICA IMPERIAL RESORT HAS A BEACHSIDE LOCATION, A LAGOON-STYLE POOL AND A PLUSH SPA*. PLUS, SWIM-UP ROOMS* AND A SWANKY BAR ADD TO THE LUXURY.

KOLYMBIA’S BLUE FLAG SAND-AND-SHINGLE BEACH IS RIGHT ON THE DOORSTEP HERE. THE MAIN POOL’S HUGE, TOO. THE DINING SCENE FEATURES A RESTAURANT WHERE YOU CAN WATCH YOUR MEAL SIZZLE ON A VOLCANIC HOT STONE. THERE ARE LOADS OF ACTIVITIES, LIKE WATERSPORTS* AND A SPA* TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AS WELL.

ROOMS COME WITH LUXURIOUS TOUCHES LIKE FLUFFY ROBES AND SLIPPERS. YOU CAN OPT FOR A SWANKY SWIM-UP ROOM* OR A ROOM WITH A PRIVATE POOL*. IN THE EVENING, LOW-KEY LIVE MUSIC SETS THE SCENE

THE POOL AT THIS PLACE IS A SCENE-STEALER. IT’S A HUGE LAGOON-STYLE NUMBER SURROUNDED BY SUNBEDS, PARASOLS AND LAWN. AND A WOODEN BRIDGE ARCHES OVER IT TO A BIG WHIRLPOOL. COME MEALTIMES, YOU’VE GOT A BUFFET RESTAURANT OR, FOR A BIT EXTRA, TRY ONE OF THE HOTEL’S OFF-THE-MENU RESTAURANTS.

THE MAIN BUFFET RESTAURANT IS SET UP LIKE A GREEK MARKET, SO YOU CAN BROWSE FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND HAVE SOME DISHES SERVED TO YOU AT THE STATIONS. YOU CAN PAY A BIT MORE TO DINE IN ONE OF THE À LA CARTE EATERIES*. FOR THOSE STAYING ALL INCLUSIVE, ONE À LA CARTE MEAL IS INCLUDED PER STAY, OR TWO ARE INCLUDED IF YOU’RE STAYING ALL INCLUSIVE IN A RED CARPET ROOM. WHICHEVER ROOM YOU’RE STAYING IN, YOU’RE KITTED OUT TO MAKE HOT DRINKS THERE.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT EAST-COAST KOLYMBIA, MIDWAY BETWEEN LIVELY FALIRAKI AND ANCIENT LINDOS, IS THAT IT’S MANAGED TO REMAIN A SECRET FOR SO LONG. EVEN IN THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER, THERE’S SPACE TO SPREAD OUT ALONG THE BLUE FLAG BEACH. LEADING AWAY FROM THE SEAFRONT IS EUCALYPTUS ROAD, THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE, WHERE A HANDFUL OF CAFÉS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS STAY OPEN AFTER SUNDOWN.