Italian Riviera
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The Italian Riviera is a part of the coast shared between France and Italy, on the Ligurian Sea, or the Italian coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
The Italian Riviera is the sea coast on the west and the east of Genoa, known as Liguria, extending from France to Tuscany. In Italian, the term "Riviera" includes the Riviera di Levante, from Genoa toward Tuscany, and the Riviera di Ponente, from Genoa to France. The Riviera di Ponente ends at Ventimiglia, a former customs post for traffic with France.
It is famous for its particularly mild climate, which rendered it a well-known and frequented tourist destination even in winter.
Many villages and towns in the area are internationally known, such as Portofino, Bordighera, Lerici, and the Cinque Terre.
A part of the Riviera di Ponente, centered in Sanremo, is called "Riviera dei Fiori", due to the characteristic production of flowers.
Places on or near the Italian Riviera include:
- Alassio
- Albenga
- Albissola
- Ameglia
- Andora
- Arenzano
- Arma di Taggia
- Bajardo
- Balestrino
- Bergeggi
- Bergeggi Island
- Bonassola
- Bordighera
- Borghetto Santo Spirito
- Borgio Verezzi
- Bussana
- Bussana Vecchia
- Brugnato
- Colletta di Castelbianco
- Camogli
- Campo Ligure
- Campomorone
- Camporosso
- Capo di Noli
- Capo Mele
- Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
- Celle Ligure
- Ceriale
- Ceriana
- Cervo
- Chiavari
- Cicagna
- Cinque Terre
- Corniglia
- Deiva Marina
- Diano Marina
- Finale Ligure
- Framura
- Gallinara Island
- Genoa
- Imperia
- Laigueglia
- Lavagna
- Lerici
- Levanto
- Loano
- Manarola
- Moneglia
- Monterosso al Mare
- Noli
- Ospedaletti
- Palmaria Island
- Pegli
- Pietra Ligure
- Portofino
- Portovenere
- Rapallo
- Recco
- Riomaggiore
- Riva Ligure
- San Bartolomeo al Mare
- San Fruttuoso
- San Lorenzo al Mare
- Sanremo
- Santo Stefano al Mare
- Santa Margherita Ligure
- Sarzana
- Savona
- Sestri Levante
- Sori
- La Spezia
- Spotorno
- Taggia
- Vado Ligure
- Vallecrosia
- Varazze
- Ventimiglia
- Vernazza
- Voltri
- Zoagli
- Zuccarello
See also
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