It rained quite heavily overnight on Tuesday, March 26th in Pozar and we were slightly worried about getting stuck as we were camped on grass. Luckily, we had moved Dora forward in her pitch the evening before so that her front tyres were on a mix of grass and gravel. She behaved beautifully in the morning so we easily drove off the pitch and even found a tap to fill our water tank nearby before stopping on the way out for breakfast by the river. Low cloud had filled the valley which created quite an eerie scene. We decided to double back on ourselves and drive down to Vergina to see the Royal Tombs, assuming they would be open this time! On the way through we went through even more fields of cherry trees.

The tombs were actually quite impressive. They had been excavated in the 1970s and had been found in tact rather than been robbed like so many others over the centuries. Phillip II, Alexander the Great’s father, was a force to be reckoned with as he was a consummate diplomat as well as an inspiring general who managed to expand Macedonia. His tomb reflected his achievements with gold, silver and suits of armour buried with him. His grandson, Alexander III, Alexander’s son was also buried here in similar fashion. The burial mound has been dug out and made into an amazing exhibition. Well worth a visit. Interestingly, this part of Greece is still called Macedonia and the Greeks refuse to call the country to the north of them, North Macedonia as they feel their heritage has been usurped so only call it by its capital’s name, Skopje.