Jean-Jacques Rousseau and St. Peter’s Island
"Of all the places where I have stayed (and there have been some lovely ones), none has left me as truly happy as St. Peter’s Island. I was only able to spend a couple of months on the island, but I would have spent two years, two centuries or even an eternity there without ever being bored. I look upon those two months as the happiest time of my life. It was such a happy time that it would have satisfied me throughout my life and I would never once have yearned to be in another place."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, writer and philosopher
Opening times
From March to October: daily
Good to know
- The chamber of Jean-Jacques Rousseau can be visited in the former monastery, now the hotel and restaurant of St. Peter’s Island.
- Free entry.
- Inquisitive visitors will find objects from the period and illustrative signs.
- Discover St. Peter’s Island on a guided tour organised by Tourism Biel Seeland.
Tourism Biel Seeland
Bahnhofplatz 12
2501 Biel/Bienne
T. +41 (0) 32 329 84 84
www.biel-seeland.ch
