Riviera

Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means 'coastline',^[1]^[2] ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa.^[3] 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:

^ "riviera". Chambers Concise Dictionary. New Delhi: Allied Chambers. 2004. p. 1045. ISBN 9788186062364.
^ Kolb, Martina (2013). Nietzsche, Freud, Benn, and the Azure Spell of Liguria. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4426-4329-1.
^ Niccoli, Alessandro (1970). "Riviera". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian).

[Chambers-1] "riviera". Chambers Concise Dictionary. New Delhi: Allied Chambers. 2004. p. 1045. ISBN 9788186062364.

[Kolb-2] Kolb, Martina (2013). Nietzsche, Freud, Benn, and the Azure Spell of Liguria. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4426-4329-1.

[3] Niccoli, Alessandro (1970). "Riviera". Enciclopedia Dantesca (in Italian).

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