Vila Amantia is a Danish owned holiday villa in South Albania on the Albanian Riviera. To be more specific the villa is situated in the historical village of Kanina in the mountains surrounding the large seaport of Vlora. Vila (Albanian for villa) Amantia is named after the ancient Illyrian city of Amantia situated about 20 km from the coast. The village of Kanina is thought to have been Amantia's advanced bastion towards the sea in antiquity.
On November 28, 1912 Vlora was the city where Albania's independence from Ottoman rule was proclaimed by Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister of Albania, born in Kanina. Both Vlora (Valona in Italian) and Kanina are ancient towns, founded in the 6th century BC, and the area has formed the basis of innumerable encounters between East and West.
The Albanian Riviera – and the fine weather with more than 2000 hours of sunshine a year – starts at Vlore, where the Ionian Sea meets the Adriatic Sea in the Strait of Otranto. Albania is a beautiful country and far better than its reputation. There are still problems, but the Albanians are determined to become members of EU. If you want to experience a country in a violent process of change where tradition and modernity meet you have come to the right place.
To view the exact position of the villa, click vis stort kort in the lower left corner and serch Vila Amantia on Google Maps.