Riviera

Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means 'coastline',^[1]^[2] ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa.^[3] 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^[4]^[5]
Florida Riviera, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida Riviera, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Irish Riviera, Scituate, Massachusetts^[6]
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.^[7]
Thai Riviera, stretching from Phetchaburi to Chumphon^[8]
Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast, coastal region in southwestern Anatolia

Europe

Western

English Riviera, Torbay^[9]
- 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.^[10]
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

Former

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

References

^ "riviera". Chambers Concise Dictionary. New Delhi: Allied Chambers. 2004. p. 1045. ISBN 9788186062364.
^ 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.
^ Niccoli, Alessandro (1970). "Riviera". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian).
^ "Visit California". Visit California.
^ "Visit Santa Barbara". Visit Santa Barbara.
^ "Resolution No. 2006-930". 2006.
^ Prieto-Valdes, Tessa (January 7, 2017). "Hamilo Coast: Premier gateway to 'Philippine Riviera'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^ "A cruise along the Thai riviera". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
^ "English Riviera". English Riviera.
^ "Red Riviera". National Geographic. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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