The climate in Albania is healthy and favorable. On average, there are 120 days a year of a temperature higher than 20 degrees celsius, and approximately 112 – 120 days of sun (the second country in Europe, after Spain).
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Albania is located in the Balkan Peninsula, in southeastern part of Europe . It land borders are with Greece, Former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. In the west the Strait of Otranto (72 km) separates from Italy.
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The name Albania derives from that of the Illyrian tribe of Alban, (Albanoi). Whereas the name “Shqipëri”, means the “Land of Eagles”.
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Albanian people are descended from a non-Slavic, non-Turkic group of tribes known as Illyrians, who arrived in the Balkans around 2000 BC. After falling under Roman authority in 165 BC, Albania was controlled nearly continuously by a succession of foreign powers until the mid-20th century, with only brief periods of self-rule.
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