La croix de la Coche from Chambéry

Located near the town centre, this natural woodland park, interspersed with sunny clearings, lies at the bottom of the Charmettes valley, on the lower slopes of the Colline de Bellevue.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau said that he discovered botany and his love of nature at the Charmettes. The premises (the gardens adjacent to the museum, the orchard and the vineyards) have been redeveloped in the 18th-century style.This French-style garden contains over 80 species of medicinal, culinary and garden plants, including famous and forgotten varieties. Ancient varieties of pear, apple and cherry trees have been reintroduced in the orchard below, and 100m² of ancient Savoyard vines have been planted on the hillside above the house.

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 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.

At the top of Barberaz and St Baldoph- A coche is a Savoyard pass or passage. This passage served as a link between the villages at the top of Barberaz, St Baldoph and Montagnole, thus avoiding a long route around the mountain.

The Buisson Rond Park is one of the main green spaces in the town. It includes an Alpine rose garden and a 19th century chateau, which formerly belonged to Benoît de Boigne.This landscape park of 22ha was created in 1810 by the general de Boigne who desired to embellish the domain around his castle. The city of Chambéry bought the property in 1971 and created a rose garden with 6000 rose bushes representing 83 species, including a red rose "La Duchesse de Savoie", named during the inauguration of the rose garden in 1988.