Riviera di Levante

English

Etymology

Directly from Italian riviera di levante

Proper noun

Riviera di Levante

1. The eastern section of the Italian Riviera, otherwise known as the Levante Riviera, east of Genoa in Liguria, Italy.
   • 1950 February, “The "Rome Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:

     The next 54 miles to [La] Spezia are along the Riviera di Levante, past a series of enchanting seaside resorts and fishing villages, vineyards and olive groves alternating with cliff scenery, tunnels, and viaducts.