Riviera

Riviera,, is an Italian word which means "coastline", ultimately derived from Latin ripa, through Ligurian rivea. It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form riviera ligure, then shortened to riviera. The two areas currently known in English as "The Riviera" without additional qualification are:
 * the Italian Riviera (Riviera ligure), part of the coast of Italy and
 * the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), part of the southern coast of France.

Riviera may be also applied to any coastline, especially one that is sunny, topographically diverse and popular with tourists. Such places called Riviera include:

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

United States

 * California Riviera, Santa Barbara, California
 * Florida Riviera, Miami Beach, Florida.
 * Massachusetts Irish Riviera, South Shore (Massachusetts).

Asia

 * Chinese Riviera, coastal region in Zhuhai, China
 * Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast

Western

 * English Riviera, Torbay
 * 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

Southern

 * Athens Riviera, the Saronic Gulf coastline of Athens

Eastern

 * Albanian Riviera
 * Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
 * 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
 * Makarska Riviera, in Croatia
 * Slovene Riviera

Former

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