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Elevation : 390m
890 chemin des Charmettes, 73000 Chambéry
©C. Haas - Grand Chambéry Alpes Tourisme
©Alpigraphie / Kröll Matthias
©Solenne Paul
©Solenne Paul
©Didier Gourbin
©C. Haas - Grand Chambéry Alpes Tourisme
©Alpigraphie / Kröll Matthias
©Solenne Paul
©Solenne Paul
©Didier Gourbin
©Didier Gourbin
©Didier Gourbin
Nestling in a quiet valley overlooking Chambéry, this country house was the home of Jean-Jacques Rousseau when he stayed with Mme de Warrens from 1736 to 1742.
The House of Charmettes is described in books V and VI of the Confessions and in the 10th of the Reveries of the solitary walker. From the revolutionary period, it became a pilgrimage site for visitors from all over the world and many celebrities (George Sand and Alphonse de Lamartine tell their visit with emotion).
Classified as a historic monument in 1905, it is also a preserved natural site, and a botanical garden. This place, where the personality of one of the greatest writers of the...

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Audioguide: €1 - Free loan of tablets at the reception desk

Openings

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Les Charmettes, House of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Elevation : 390m
890 chemin des Charmettes, 73000 Chambéry
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  • Close to bus line 15 (stop "Charmettes"). More information on synchro.grandchambery.fr.
Updated on 24 April 2024 at 18:23
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