Chambéry · Savoie
Les Charmettes — Jean-Jacques Rousseau's House
French name: Les Charmettes - maison de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Always free
Free admission
- Always freeFree every dayFree; only the audioguide is charged. Open Tue–Sun 1 April–31 October, weekends only 1 November–31 March.
Address
890 chemin des Charmettes, 73000 Chambéry
An 18th-century country house nestled in a valley south of Chambéry, where Jean-Jacques Rousseau stayed with Madame de Warens between 1736 and 1742. A place of literary pilgrimage from as early as the late 18th century, it preserves its period decor, the philosopher's bedroom, and a garden of vines and fruit trees opening onto the mountains.