Leaving behind the coastal landscapes of Provence, this guide takes the reader to another paradise, northern Provence, between the Durance and Ventoux, Luberon and Vaucluse mountains. Amidst these village perched and harmoniously integrated in the landscape, and these colorful flamboyant rocks preserved despite the bustling life, the riches of the Tertiary Era are revealed. This well preserved evidence from a busy period uncovers the changed landscapes that men can recreate via imagination: the exuberant biodiversity of the oligocene forests, the arid salted sebkhas and the vast steppes of grains peopled by the first huge mammals.
This guidebook, an initiative of the Luberon Natural Regional Park, aims to contribute to our knowledge of this region’s outstanding geological riches. It also makes up a trilogy with the two preceding geonatutical guides, crystaline Provence and calcareous Provence, covering the geological history of over 500 million years unveiled throughout the Provence landscapes.
EXTRACT : Pages 32 et 33 – page 41
FEATURES
Author : Georges BRONNER
Hardback book : 64 pages
Size : 29 x 21 cm
Publisher : Jeanne Laffitte
Edition : 1st (July 2010)
Language : French
ISBN-13: 978 2 782862 76 47 64
Price: 23 euros