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), the adjacent northwestern coast of Italy
• the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), the southeastern coast of France
• the Spanish Riviera (Costa del Sol) in Andalusia
• the Portuguese Riviera (Riviera Portuguesa or Coasta do sol), along Estoril in the west of Lisbon.

Riviera may also refer to:

• Red Sea Riviera, the eastern shore of Egypt

• 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.^[7]
• Thai Riviera, stretching from Phetchaburi to Chumphon^[8]
• Turkish Riviera, also known as the Turquoise Coast

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