riviera

     

Riviera is an Italian term originally use from the Middle Ages to indicate the coast of Liguria, eventually popularised as the "Italian riviera". The term is now more generally applied to any coastal area popular with tourists, particularly in warm areas. The two places traditionally designated as "riviera" are:

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  • The coast near Varberg has been called the "Swedish" this, a term associated more with Cannes, Nice & Rapallo
  • The Italian part of this coastal resort area runs from the French border to Tuscany
  • If you're basking on the beach in Cannes, you're on a strip known as this
  • This coastal strip that has French & Italian sides is also known as the Cote D'Azur or Azure Coast
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a map of southern France and Italy.) Originally referring to the Mediterranean seacoast around Genoa, this name, meaning shore, today refers to the entire stretch of land from La Spezia, Italy to Hyeres, France
  • This resort area along the Mediterranean coast includes the cities of St. Tropez, France & San Remo, Italy
  • Nice, Cannes & St. Tropez are in this French resort area
  • Cruise a coastal paradise--visit Nice on the French one or Mazatlan on the Mexican one
  • Take language classes now to fit in during visits to this region stretching from Hyeres, France to La Spezia, Italy
  • Towns along this sunny strip include Cannes, Monte Carlo, Rapallo & San Remo

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