Italian Riviera
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The Italian Riviera is a part of the coast shared between France and Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, or the Italian coast on the Adriatic Sea.
The Italian Riviera is the coast both 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 San Remo, 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
- Bergeggi
- Bergeggi Island
- Bonassola
- Bordighera
- Borghetto Santo Spirito
- Borgio Verezzi
- Brugnato
- Camogli
- Campo Ligure
- Campomorone
- Camporosso
- Capo di Noli
- Capo Mele
- Celle Ligure
- Ceriale
- 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
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