European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Sas Amy Giszter Jones Torbay s 22-mile coastline is dotted with beaches backed by Rocky Cliffs. On the English Riviera 7. I la j Sas Geiszler Jones tourists climb aboard one of the horse drawn carriages at Torquay for a slow ride to a neighbouring , surf and Palm Trees. Cocking on is a traditional English Village Complete with thatched roofs Torbay tourist Board sailboats crowd the docks hotels line the Shore of the Torquay Harbor. By Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau Palm Trees in England. Incredible but there they Are lining the seafront in Torquay one of the cities on the English Riviera. 1 yes Riviera. While not As Well known or glitzy As its French counterpart the English Riviera is still a Welcome Sunspot for britons. And a Well frequented one As the rows of hotels attest. Approximately 1.45 million tourists flock there annually Tor the Torbay tourist Board. Sights surf Sun and entertainment such As one Man shows or musicals from London s West end. Torquay pronounced Tor key joined forces in 1968 with the town of Paignton and the fishing Village of Brixham to form the county Borough of Torbay and Market the area As a three in one tourist attraction. The three cities which Overlook the a shaped Tor Bay in Southwest England began calling themselves the English Riviera in 1982. Torbay s 22-mile coastline is dotted with stripes Magazine september 26, 1991
