Les Charmettes, House of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Chambéry
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 French language was formed, is testament to Rousseau's influence in the evolution of universal thought: nature, romance, education, happiness, the century of Enlightenment, human rights and citizenship.
With its peaceful atmosphere, Les Charmettes is today a museum of literary memories. The French garden of Les Charmettes contains a collection of medicinal plants, vegetables, fruits and condiments as in the eighteenth century.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Free of charge. Audioguide: €1 - Free loan of tablets at the reception desk.
Contact et accès 890 chemin des Charmettes73000 Chambéry
Savoie (73)
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