() is an Italian language, Italian word which means , ultimately derived from Latin language, Latin , through Ligurian (Romance language), 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 * South Shore (Massachusetts), Irish Riviera, Scituate, Massachusetts * 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 *Philippines, Philippine Riviera, often used to refer to northern coasts of Nasugbu, near Manila, including Punta Fuego and Hamilo Coast. *Thai Riviera, stretching from Phetchaburi province, Phetchaburi to Chumphon province, Chumphon

Europe

Western

* English Riviera, Torbay * Thames Riviera, an area of London, United Kingdom that includes Tagg's Island * French Riviera (), the southeastern coast of France * Italian Riviera (), the coast of Liguria, northwestern Italy * Portuguese Riviera (, or ), along Estoril to the west of Lisbon * Costa del Sol, Spanish Riviera (), 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. * Caucasian Riviera, of Russia and Georgia (country), 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 * Turkish Riviera

Former

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

References

{{Set index article, type=geography Italian words and phrases Coasts