Riviera

Riviera is an Italian term originally from the Middle Ages for the coast of Liguria. The term is now more generally applied to any coastal area popular with tourists, particularly in warm areas. The two divisions of the original Riviera, both of which border the Ligurian Sea, are:

• Italian Riviera, that part of the coast of Italy between La Spezia and the frontier with France, at Ventimiglia.
• French Riviera, that part of the coast of France between the frontier with Spain and the environs of Monaco, in the eastern part of the Alpes Maritimes département.

Other places called Riviera include:

• Austrian Riviera, a former coastline of Austria-Hungary near Trieste on the Adriatic Sea now part of Italy and Slovenia
• Makarska riviera, in Croatia
• Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
• Bulgarian Riviera, Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast
• English Riviera, Torbay in the South West of Britain
• Florida panhandle, a region of Florida near Panama City also called the Redneck Riviera or Emerald Riviera
• German Riviera, Sylt in the North Sea or sometimes referred to as Constance and Lake Constance
• Greek Riviera,the aegan islands,the Halkidiki Peninsula,the Ionian islands,island Crete Pelopenes Peninsula and more.....
• Gold Coast, Queensland also known as the "Australian Riviera"
• Irish Riviera, various locations in the United States with high populations of Irish Americans, including Rockaway Beach, Queens, Spring Lake, New Jersey, and South Shore, Massachusetts
• Long Beach, New York, once known as the Riviera of the East
• Riviera Maya, the southeastern part of Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula
• Redneck Riviera, a colloquial term for the Southern U.S. coast from Mobile, Alabama to Apalachicola, Florida
• Mexican Riviera, the western coast of Mexico including Acapulco
• Known as the "American Riviera":
  • Miami Beach, Florida
  • Santa Barbara, California
• Pondicherry, India, known as La Côte d'Azur de l'Est ("The French Riviera of the East")
• Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt
• Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast
• Worthing, West Sussex, also known as the Sussex Riviera
• Chinese Riviera, Coastal Region in Zhuhai China, "The Romantic City"

The following municipalities have Riviera in their names:

• Riviera Beach, Florida
• Riviera Beach, Maryland

Riviera can also refer to:

• Riviera (hotel and casino) ("The Riv"), a resort on the Las Vegas Strip
• Riviera: The Promised Land, a Wonderswan Color role-playing game that was ported to Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable
• Buick Riviera, a luxury car built from 1963-1999
• Riviera Country Club, a country club in Pacific Palisades, California, notable for its golf course
• Riviera (company), an Australian pleasure boat building company
• Riviera Multimedia, an English blank media and storage company
• La Spiaggia (The Riviera), a 1954 Italian movie
• Riviera (1987 film), a 1987 made-for-television American film
• Riviera (2005 film), a 2005 French film
• Riviera (television), a 1991 French television series
• "Riviera" (song), a 1956 song written by Cy Coleman and Joseph McCarthy, Jr. and performed by Mabel Mercer or Blossom Dearie
• A model of guitar manufactured by Epiphone.
• SS Riviera, a cruise ship

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