Riviera (stretch of coast)

Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre

French Riviera, Porquerolles

The Riviera (from Italian riva or French rive : shore) is the French - Italian stretch of coast of the Ligurian Sea . This section is divided into two sections:

•  Italian Riviera
•  Côte d'Azur (French Riviera)

Worldwide, many stretches of coast are also referred to as the Riviera - often to better market the region. Usually it is a particularly beautiful coastline, e.g. B. facing south or on topographically interesting cliffs . They are among the sunniest and particularly interesting regions for bathers.

Other stretches of coast known as the Riviera :

•  Adriatic Riviera ( Riviera Adriatica )
•  Egyptian Riviera
•  Albanian Riviera
•  Bulgarian Riviera
•  German Riviera (Baltic Sea coast in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania )
•  English Riviera
•  Caucasian Riviera ( Abkhazia and the Russian Black Sea coast to the north)
•  Crimean Riviera ( Crimean Peninsula )
•  Croatian Riviera
  • Crikvenička Riviera
  • Istrian Riviera
  • Biograd Riviera
  • Makarska Riviera
• Riviera Maya
•  Montenegrin Riviera
•  Norwegian Riviera (stretch of coast between Oslofjord and Kristiansand )
•  Olympic Riviera (stretch of coast on the Aegean Sea east of Mount Olympus )
• Austrian Riviera
•  Romanian Riviera
•  Russian Riviera (stretch of coast on the Black Sea near Sochi )
•  Volga Riviera ("Волжская Ривьера", between Yaroslavl and Pljos on the Volga )
•  Slovenian Riviera
•  Turkish riviera
•  Vaudois Riviera