Rough Guides, 2007. — 532 p.The ancient Provençal version of Genesis maintains that prior to introducing Adam, the Creator realized he had several materials left over; large expanses of celestial blue, all kinds of rocks, arable soil filled with seeds for a sumptuous flora, and a variety of as yet unused tastes and smells from the most subtle to the most powerful. Well, He thinks, why don’t I make a beautiful résumé of my
world, my own special paradise? And so Provence came into being.
