Riviera

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Riviera is usually used in reference to a coastal area popular with tourists. Because of the worldwide popularity of the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera, it has become fashionable to attach the term to many scenic strands of coastland, particularly semitropical or tropical, and usually with an eye to tourism. Places with this designation include:

• French Riviera, southeastern France bordering Italy and the Ligurian Sea
• Italian Riviera, northwestern Italy bordering France and the Ligurian Sea
• Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast
• Austrian Riviera
• Budva Riviera, in Montenegro
• Bulgarian Riviera
• Emerald Coast, a region of Florida also called the Redneck Riviera or Emerald Riviera
• English Riviera
• Long Beach, New York, once known as The Riviera of the East
• Mayan Riviera
• Mexican Riviera
• Pondicherry, India, known as La Côte d'Azur de l'Est ("The French Riviera of the East")
• Red Sea Riviera
• Rockaway Beach, Queens, once called the "Irish Riviera"
• Santa Barbara, California, sometimes called the American Riviera
• The South Shore (Massachusetts), also known jocularly as an "Irish Riviera"

Riviera can also refer to:

• Riviera (hotel and casino) ("The Riv"), a resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
• Riviera: The Promised Land, a Wonderswan Color role-playing game that was ported to Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable.
• Buick Riviera, a luxury car built from 1963-1999.
• Riviera Country Club, a country club in Pacific Palisades, California, notable for its golf course.
• Riviera (company), an Australian pleasure boat building company.
• La Spiaggia (The Riviera), a 1954 Italian movie.
• Riviera (1987 film), a 1987 made-for-television American film.
• Riviera (2005 film), a 2005 French film.
• Riviera (television), a 1991 French television series.
• Riveria Entertainment, a record label.
• Riviera (song), a song written and composed by Cy Coleman and Joseph McCarthy, Jr. in 1956 and performed by Mabel Mercer or Blossom Dearie.