Some intriguing observations regarding Epirus and Himara are made in a French newspaper article that was published in March 1914. The author writes: "Chimara owes its wonderfully mild climate to being the center of enormous fruit production, which could see even greater prosperity once its cultivation methods, though still primitive, are modernized by the Chimariotes. Despite their methods, they export approximately one hundred thousand tangerines and lemons each year, not to mention figs, almonds, olives, etc. This explains why Chimara refuses to become part of the Albanian principality, for the Chimariotes have always formed a state within a state; they govern themselves as they see fit , determining the tax rate themselves, and obey only to the leader they choose..." Disa vëzhgime interesante në lidhje me Epirin dhe Himarën janë bërë në një artikull gazete Franceze që u botua në mars të vitit 1914. Autori shkruan: "Himara ia detyron klimën e saj çuditërisht të butë të...