Annecy, France

"God is calling you. Go to Annecy," a clergyman told Jean Jacques Rousseau, a 16-
year-old runaway from Switzerland who went on to become the noted 18th century
writer and philosopher. Though the clergyman hoped the young man would find a
spiritual haven, Rousseau instead found romance in this sparkling lakeside town that
seduces pilgrims to this day