Riviera

Riviera is an Italian word which means coastline,  ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa. It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form Riviera ligure, then shortened in English. The areas currently known in English as "the Riviera" are:
 * the Italian Riviera (Riviera ligure), in Liguria, northwestern Italy
 * the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), the adjacent southeastern coast of France
 * the Spanish Riviera (Costa del Sol), in Andalusia, southern Spain
 * the Portuguese Riviera (Riviera portuguesa, Costa do Sol or Costa do Estoril), along Estoril to the west of Lisbon
 * the Kalk Bay Riviera (Riviera Kalk Bay or Coasta Kalk), to the west of Cape Town, South Africa.

Riviera may also refer to:

Africa

 * Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt

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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast

Western

 * English Riviera, Torbay
 * Thames Riviera, an area of London, United Kingdom that includes Tagg's Island
 * French Riviera, also known as the Côte d'Azur
 * Italian Riviera, also known as the Riviera ligure
 * Portuguese Riviera, also known as the Costa do Estoril
 * Spanish Riviera, also known as Costa del Sol
 * 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
 * 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

Former

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