2382: Rivieras Jun 26, 2021

All around the world one can find Rivieras, although only two can be called 'the Riviera' without any qualification: the Italian and French Rivieras. That said, from Egypt, Massachusetts, Guangdong (China), and Mexico—the rest primarily found around Southern Europe—the definition is not particularly precise. In Italian this word just means 'coastline' but in practical use this word tends to relate to any stretch of long, sunny coastal areas that have come to be tourist hotspots. Even some of the areas listed above called 'rivieras' can stretch that loose definition a bit, and there is surely a bias of giving the title to European areas.