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
edit- Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt
North America
editMexico
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
Europe
editWestern
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Albanian Riviera
- Athens Riviera, the Saronic Gulf coastline of Athens
- Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
- Makarska Riviera, in Croatia
- Slovene Riviera
Former
edit- Austrian Riviera, former term used for the coastline of the defunct Austrian Empire
References
edit- ^ "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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