Rousseau spent five happy years here, which were very important for his almost entirely self-taught education. He read, made music, experimented and began to write. The hostess also introduced the initially reluctant man to the art of love, but in addition to Rousseau, he had another lover, Claude Anet, who was employed by her as a factotum.[12] In 1735, Madame de Warens leased the Les Charmettes estate outside the gates of Chambéry. For the next three years, this place embodied for Rousseau the "ideal of an orderly and happy life

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1. Historic Center of Chambéry – Castle of the Dukes of Savoy loop from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux

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2. Tire-Poil Stream – Étincelle Viewpoint loop from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux

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3. Étincelle Viewpoint – Coche Pass loop from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux

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1. Historic Center of Chambéry – Castle of the Dukes of Savoy loop from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux

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