Riviera is an old term for the coast of Liguria, now used specifically for the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera. For coastal areas popular with tourists that may be called rivieras, see Riviera.
Riviera may also refer to:
Places
- French Riviera, in southeast France and Monaco
- Italian Riviera, in northwest Italy
- Turkish Riviera, in southwest Turkey
- Irish Riviera, a term used to refer to various locations in the United States with high population of Irish Americans
- Portuguese Riviera, in Cascais/Estoril coast, Portugal
- English Riviera, a nickname for Torbay in Devon and the surrounding area
- Riviera (district), Switzerland
- Riviera (Ticino), a municipality in Switzerland
- Riviera, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Riviera, Texas, an unincorporated community
- La Riviera, Sacramento County, California, a census-designated place
- Riviera Ridge, Antarctica
- 1426 Riviera, an asteroid
- Riviera (Warsaw), a residential building in Warsaw, Poland
In business
- Riviera (nightclub), formerly outside of New York City in Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Riviera (hotel and casino), former resort on the Las Vegas Strip
- Riviera Holdings, the operator of the Riviera Casino
- Riviera Line, a local English railway line that links Exeter with Torbay
- Riviera, a brand of cigarettes produced by Commonwealth Brands
- Riviera, a model of guitar manufactured by Epiphone
- Buick Riviera, an American luxury car built from 1963 to 1999
- SIAI-Marchetti FN.333 Riviera, an Italian luxury flying boat
- Disney's Riviera Resort, a European Riviera-themed Disney Vacation Club resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
- Riviera (TV series), a British thriller series
- Riviera, one of several names under which the film La spiaggia (1954) was released
Music
- "Riviera" (song), a 1956 song
- Riviera (album), by American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, 2002
- The Rivieras, a 1960s rock and roll band
- Jake Riviera, music producer
Other
- Riviera (sculpture), a work by Anthony Caro formerly at Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, US
- Riviera, VIT University, the annual international sports and cultural carnival of the Vellore Institute of Technology
- Riviera: The Promised Land, a role-playing game for the WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation Portable
Buildings in the United States
- Riviera Apartments (Baltimore, Maryland), an apartment building on the National Register of Historic Places
- The Riviera (Boston, Massachusetts), an apartment building on the National Register of Historic Places
- Astro Theater, Omaha, Nebraska, originally named The Riviera, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Riviera Theatre (North Tonawanda, New York), an entertainment venue on the National Register of Historic Places
- Riviera Theatre, a concert venue in Chicago, Illinois
Ships
- HMS Riviera, a seaplane tender in the First World War, a trainer and transport in the Second, as well as a fast Cross-Channel steamer
- MS Riviera, a cruise ship
- SS Reina del Mar, a cruise ship later renamed Riviera
Other uses
- Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California, notable for its golf course
- Riviera Football League, an Australian rules football league (1986–2003)
- Riviera MRT/LRT station, Singapore
See also
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