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Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means 'coastline', ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa. It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form Riviera ligure, then shortened in English.

Riviera may also refer to:

Africa

• Kalk Bay Riviera (Riviera Kalk Bay or Coasta Kalk), to the west of Cape Town, South Africa

• Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt

North America

Mexico

• Riviera Maya, the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula
• Mexican Riviera, the southwestern coast of Mexico, including Acapulco
• Riviera Nayarit, another part of Pacific coast of Mexico

United States

• California Riviera, Santa Barbara, California
• Florida Riviera, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Florida Riviera, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
• Irish Riviera, Scituate, Massachusetts
• the Hollywood Riviera region of Los Angeles, known for its coastal location where Hollywood elite would retreat to in the 1920’s.

Asia

• Bengali Riviera, coastal region in Cox's Bazar and St. Martin's Island in Bangladesh
• Chinese Riviera, coastal region in Zhuhai, China
• Philippine Riviera, often used to refer to northern coasts of Nasugbu, near Manila, including Punta Fuego and Hamilo Coast.
• Thai Riviera, stretching from Phetchaburi to Chumphon

Europe

Western

• English Riviera, Torbay
  • Thames Riviera, an area of London, United Kingdom that includes Tagg's Island
• French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), the adjacent southeastern coast of France
• Italian Riviera (Riviera ligure), in Liguria, northwestern Italy
• Portuguese Riviera (Riviera portuguesa, Costa do Sol or Costa do Estoril), along Estoril to the west of Lisbon
• Spanish Riviera (Costa del Sol), in Andalusia, southern Spain
• Swiss Riviera, on Lake Geneva, also known as Riviera vaudoise

Eastern

• Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, also known as the Bulgarian Riviera, formerly part of the Red Riviera.
• Caucasian Riviera, of Russia and Georgia
• Jurmala near Riga in Latvia, once known as the Baltic Riviera

Southern

• Albanian Riviera
• Athens Riviera, the Saronic Gulf coastline of Athens
• Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
• Makarska Riviera, in Croatia
• Slovene Riviera
• Turkish Riviera

Former

• Austrian Riviera, former term used for the coastline of the defunct Austrian Empire

References

1. "riviera". Chambers Concise Dictionary. New Delhi: Allied Chambers. 2004. p. 1045. ISBN 9788186062364.
2. Kolb, Martina (2013). Nietzsche, Freud, Benn, and the Azure Spell of Liguria. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4426-4329-1.
3. Niccoli, Alessandro (1970). "Riviera". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian).
4. "Visit California". Visit California.
5. "Visit Santa Barbara". Visit Santa Barbara.
6. "Resolution No. 2006-930". 2006.
7. Prieto-Valdes, Tessa (January 7, 2017). "Hamilo Coast: Premier gateway to 'Philippine Riviera'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
8. "A cruise along the Thai riviera". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
9. "English Riviera". English Riviera.
10. "Red Riviera". National Geographic. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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