Albania is a small but beautiful country in southeast Europe lying on the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the southwest..
Albania is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast.
Albania is home to Butrint, an ancient Greek city and archeological site in the Sarandė District of Albania. Butrint is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Albania has a stunning coastline, inland lakes and beautiful mountains. The majority of Albania is covered with forest.
The coastal lowlands of Albania have typically Mediterranean weather while the highlands have a Mediterranean continental climate. In both the lowlands and the interior, the weather varies markedly from north to south