Riviera
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Riviera is an Italian term originally from the Middle Ages for the coast of Liguria
. The term is now more generally applied to any coast
al area popular with tourists, particularly in warm areas. The two divisions of the original Riviera, both of which border the Ligurian Sea
, are:
Other places called Riviera include:
The following municipalities have Riviera in their names:
Riviera can also refer to:
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
. The term is now more generally applied to any coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
al area popular with tourists, particularly in warm areas. The two divisions of the original Riviera, both of which border the Ligurian Sea
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Italian Riviera and the island of Corsica. The sea is probably named after the ancient Ligures people.-Geography:...
, are:
- French RivieraFrench RivieraThe Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
, that part of the coast of France between the Hyeres and Menton, in the eastern part of the Alpes Maritimes département. - Italian RivieraItalian RivieraThe Italian Riviera, or Ligurian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines...
, that part of the coast of Italy between La SpeziaLa SpeziaLa Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...
and the frontier with France, at VentimigliaVentimigliaVentimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...
.
Other places called Riviera include:
- Albanian RivieraAlbanian RivieraAlbanian Riviera is a coastal area in the County of Vlorë running along the Ionian Sea under the Ceraunian Mountains in Southern Albania. It should not be confused with the Albanian Coastline as a whole which incorporates both the Riviera and the mostly flat coastline of the north...
, in southern Albania - "American Riviera":
- Miami Beach, FloridaMiami Beach, FloridaMiami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
- Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Australian Riviera, Gold Coast, Queensland
- Austrian RivieraAustrian RivieraThe Austrian Riviera is a description for the coastal strip of former Austrian Littoral, a Habsburg crown land which until 1919 stretched along the northeastern Adriatic Coast.The Austrian Riviera covered coastal areas adjacent the port city of Trieste...
, a former coastline of Austria-Hungary near Trieste on the Adriatic Sea, now part of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia - Brazilian Riviera
- Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
- Bulgarian Riviera, Bulgarian Black Sea CoastBulgarian Black Sea CoastThe Bulgarian Black Sea Coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast...
- Chinese RivieraChinese RivieraThe Chinese Riviera is located in China's Southern Guangdong Province in the city of Zhuhai. Although Chinese Riviera refers to Zhuhai's coastal region, it takes its name from one of China's largest residential developments, The Riviera, which is located in Doumen District.This appellation is also...
, coastal region in Zhuhai China, "The Romantic City" - Crimean Riviera, CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
(Ukrainian Black Sea Coast) - Croatian Riviera, along the Adriatic Coast, Dalmatia
- English Riviera, Torbay in the southwest of England
- Florida panhandleFlorida PanhandleThe Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...
, a region of Florida near Panama City also called the Redneck Riviera or Emerald Riviera - Greek Riviera, the island of Spetses and the town of Porto Heli.
- Irish Riviera (disambiguation), various locations in the United States with high populations of Irish Americans, including
- Rockaway Beach, QueensRockaway Beach, QueensRockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located on the South Shore of Long Island. The neighborhood is bounded by Arverne to the east and Rockaway Park to the west...
- South Shore, MassachusettsSouth Shore, MassachusettsThe South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston toward Cape Cod along the shores of Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay...
- Spring Lake, New JerseySpring Lake, New JerseySpring Lake is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,993....
- Rockaway Beach, Queens
- Long Beach, New YorkLong Beach, New YorkLong Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York. Just south of Long Island, it is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 33,275...
, once known as the Riviera of the East - Makarska RivieraMakarska rivieraThe Makarska Riviera is a part of the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, about 60 kilometers long and only several kilometers wide, squeezed under towering mountain Biokovo. Sunny climate and long pebbly beaches make this region a popular tourist destination...
, in Croatia - Mediterranean Riveria in Egypt, Northern coast of EgyptNorthern coast of EgyptThe Mediterranean Coast of Egypt or the Northern Coast of Egypt, known in Arabic Al-Sāḥil al-Shamāliy, extends for about from Rafah in the east on Sinai Peninsula to Sallum in the west on the Egyptian-Libyan border...
- Mexican RivieraMexican RivieraThe Mexican Riviera refers collectively to twenty cities and lagoons lying on the western coast of Mexico. Although there are long distances between these cities, they are often referred to as the Mexican Riviera because of their popularity among tourists. Cruise ships often visit three or four of...
, the western coast of Mexico including Acapulco.- Mayan RivieraRiviera MayaRiviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a tourism district following the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula...
, the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán peninsula.
- Mayan Riviera
- The North Bottom Riviera, Norrbottens riviera in Swedish Norrland.
- Pondicherry, India, known as La Côte d'Azur de l'Est ("The French Riviera of the East")
- Red Sea RivieraRed Sea RivieraThe Red Sea Riviera, in Egypt, consists of the resort cities lying on the western shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and along the eastern coast of mainland Egypt south of the Gulf of Suez...
, the eastern shore of Egypt - "Redneck Riviera", a colloquial term for the Southern U.S. coast from Mobile, Alabama to Apalachicola, Florida (formally known as the Emerald Coast)
- Riviera de São Lourenço, real estate venture at São Lourenço beach, Bertioga City, Brazil
- Romanian Riviera, Romania's Black Sea Coast
- Slovenian RivieraSlovenian RivieraSlovenian Riviera is the coastline of Slovenia, located on the Gulf of Trieste, by the Adriatic Sea. It is part of the Istrian peninsula and is 46,6 km long.-Overview:...
, Slovenia's Adriatic Sea Coast - SochiSochiSochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
("Sochian Riviera"), Russian Black Sea Coast - Sussex Riviera, Worthing, West Sussex
- Turkish RivieraTurkish RivieraThe Turkish Riviera is a term used to define an area of southwest Turkey encompassing Antalya, Muğla and to a lesser extent the provinces of Aydın, southern İzmir and western Mersin...
, also known as the Turquoise Coast
The following municipalities have Riviera in their names:
- Riviera Beach, FloridaRiviera Beach, FloridaRiviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. which was incorporated September 29, 1922. Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. The population was 29,884 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the...
- Riviera Beach, MarylandRiviera Beach, MarylandRiviera Beach is a census-designated place and a neighborhood within Pasadena, Maryland in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,695 at the 2000 census.Locals to the area do not pronounce the name as it is spelled...
Riviera can also refer to:
- 1426 Riviera1426 Riviera1426 Riviera is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1937 by Marguerite Laugier at Nice.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Buick RivieraBuick RivieraThe Riviera by Buick is an automobile produced by Buick in the United States from the 1963 to 1999 model years, with 1,127,261 produced.A full-size coupé or personal luxury car, the early models of the Riviera in particular have been highly praised by automotive journalists and writers.A common...
, a luxury car built from 1963-1999 - Riviera, a model of guitar manufactured by EpiphoneEpiphoneThe Epiphone Company is a musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos. Epiphone was bought by Chicago Musical Instrument Company, which also owned Gibson Guitar Corporation, in 1957. Epiphone was Gibson's main rival in the archtop market...
. - Riviera (company)Riviera (company)Riviera is the largest and most awarded luxury pleasure boat manufacturer in Australia, based in Coomera on the Gold Coast. The company was established in 1980 in Sydney and moved to Queensland within 12 months of operation. Riviera's main facility at Coomera currently employs about 1,200...
, an Australian pleasure boat building company - Riviera (hotel and casino)Riviera (hotel and casino)The Riviera is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has of gaming space.-History:...
("The Riv"), a resort on the Las Vegas Strip - "Riviera" (song)Riviera (song)The Riviera is a song written and composed by Cy Coleman and Joseph McCarthy, Jr. in 1956. The song was made popular by cabaret singer Mabel Mercer but the version best known is that performed by Blossom Dearie....
, a 1956 song written by Cy Coleman and Joseph McCarthy, Jr. and performed by Mabel Mercer or Blossom Dearie - Riviera Country ClubRiviera Country ClubThe Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, a community within the city limits of Los Angeles. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. The course has been the primary host...
, a country club in Pacific Palisades, California, notable for its golf course - "Riviera Paradise", a 1989 song improvised by Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray VaughanStephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...
- Riviera: The Promised LandRiviera: The Promised Landis a console role-playing game originally produced in 2002 by Sting Entertainment for WonderSwan Color as the first episode of the Dept. Heaven series of games. The game was later introduced to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance in 2004, which Atlus USA released in North America in 2005...
, a Wonderswan Color role-playing game that was ported to Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable, a cruise ship