French Côte d'Azur. a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
(often lowercase) any similar coastal resort area.
the Florida riviera.
Its scenic beauty and mild climate make it a popular vacation area.
The French Riviera is also called the Côte d'Azur (the azure coast).
C18: from Italian literally: shore, ultimately from Latin rīpa bank, shore
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Many French A-listers, drawn to the understated charm of Cap-Ferret over the glitz of the French Riviera, spend their vacations there or own homes on the peninsula.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
You can find them at Milan Fashion Week, on the French Riviera and courtside at NBA games.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
When Hollywood deities Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were shown cruising along the French Riviera in a beautiful, sleek Sunbeam Alpine in To Catch a Thief, for example, they epitomised silver-screen elegance and savoir-faire.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The Four Seasons Yacht I, which runs routes sailing the Greek Isles, the Ionian and Dalmatian coasts and the Istrian Riviera, starts at $31,000 per double occupancy standard suite for seven nights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Well, yes. Does it look like we’re sunbathing on the Riviera here?”
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
The visit to the principality on the French riviera will take place on March 28 and will be the first papal trip to the city state in modern times.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
In many respects it looks very much like a case of business as usual on the riviera.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2019
Since then, at least two more crew members have died, including Rebecca Boyle, 32, a stewardess from London, who died on the Italian riviera this summer.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2018
A regional airport near the Jordanian port of Aqaba could relieve air traffic next door in the Israeli city of Eilat; an open border would attract many more tourists to the Red Sea riviera.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those who traverse that riviera at the end of October, or even in the opening days of November, will know what a rapture of autumn can be.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)
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