Travel Top 5: Rivieras you’ve never heard of

Himara Region,  "Sandwiched" between Greece and Albania

 

Mark Stachiew

Published: April 8, 2014

There was a time when travellers spoke of their holidays on the riviera and they were referring to a trip to Italy, or maybe France, but these days just about any coastal area with an eye on attracting tourists is calling itself a riviera.
The word is actually from Italian and means coastline but in today’s tourism marketing lingo the connotation is luxury living by the sea. If you look hard enough, you’ll find several dozen regions around the world that style themselves as “rivieras.”
Here are five of them that have probably never heard of:

http://o.canada.com/travel/destinations/travel-top-5-rivieras-youve-never-heard-of/

Himara Region,  "Sandwiched" between Greece and Albania

2. Albanian Riviera

Sandwiched between Greece and its Balkan neighbours is the overlooked country of Albania. On its southern shores is a gorgeous coastline that lines the Ionian Sea. Dotted with mountains, castles and sandy beaches, this region is a bargain compared to many of the world’s other “rivieras.”