"Walking animates and enlivens my spirits; I can hardly think when in a state of inactivity; my body must be exercised to make my judgment active." Jean-Jacques Rousseau The philosopher and writer spent his life wandering across Europe. swissinfo.ch followed in his footsteps in Geneva, where he was born in 1712, and visited Môtiers in canton Neuchâtel and the Island of St Pierre on Lake Bienne, places he stayed between 1762 and 1765 before leaving Switzerland for good.

Swiss Info | June 28, 2012

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