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 (the Genoa region in northwestern Italy) in the form Riviera ligure, then shortened in English.
Riviera may also refer to:
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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
Central
Riviera, a skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland
Eastern
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, also known as the Bulgarian Riviera, formerly part of the Red Riviera.
Caucasian Riviera, of Russia and Georgia
Southern Coast of Crimea, also known as "Crimean Riviera"
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
Italian Riviera (Riviera ligure), the coast of Liguria, northwestern Italy
Makarska Riviera, in Croatia
Portuguese Riviera (Riviera portuguesa, Costa do Sol or Costa do Estoril), along Estoril to the west of Lisbon
Slovene Riviera
Spanish Riviera (Costa del Sol), in Andalusia, southern Spain
Turkish Riviera (Türk Rivierası), the southwestern coast of Turkey
Western
English Riviera, Torbay
Thames Riviera, an area of London, United Kingdom that includes Tagg's Island
French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), the southeastern coast of France
Swiss Riviera, on Lake Geneva, also known as Riviera vaudoise (Swiss Riviera may also refer to Quinten on the northern shore of Lake Walen)
Former
Austrian Riviera, former term used for the coastline of the defunct Austrian Empire