Fougasse (bread) Islands. The Provence version is more likely to have additions like olives, cheese, garlic or anchovies, which are like a primitive form of pizza without the tomato. There is also in Portugal the "fogaça", a sweet bread. In Brazil, "pão sovado" is a typical big fougasse, while a recipe, typical of the states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and surrounding regions, that is halfway between fougasse and bolillo (in these regions known as "pão francês" or "pão-de-sal"), somewhat resembling a savory small brioche, is called "pão suíço". They are perhaps the sweetest of savory artisanal bread recipes commonly made
History of Provence architectural elements of old Roman temples. A baptistry was usually constructed next to the church. The oldest still-existing Christian structure in Provence is the baptistery of the cathedral in Fréjus, dating from the 5th century. By the 5th century there were twenty-one bishops in Provence, and chapels on the large estates and churches in almost every town. At about the same time, in the 5th century, the first two monasteries in Provence were founded: Lérins, on an island near Cannes and Saint-Victor in Marseille. The monasteries became the centers of learning and religious doctrine for Provence and for much of