() is an Italian word which means , ultimately derived from Latin , through Ligurian . It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria (the Genoa region in northwestern Italy) in the form , 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 Hollywood Riviera, a region of Redondo Beach, California
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 (), the coast of Liguria, northwestern Italy Makarska Riviera, in Croatia Portuguese Riviera (, or ), along Estoril to the west of Lisbon Slovene Riviera Spanish Riviera (), in Andalusia, southern Spain Turkish Riviera (), the southwestern coast of Turkey
Western English Riviera, Torbay Thames Riviera, an area of London, United Kingdom that includes Tagg's Island French Riviera (), 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
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