This week, I just needed to get out of the house and clear my head, and so on the first day when the rain finally stopped, I went in search of a small dose of culture. As is so often the case in the Dordogne, you hardly have to travel far to stumble upon something fascinating. Just next door to Eymet, across the boundary into the Lot-et-Garonne, lies the quiet village of La Sauvetat-du-Dropt. There, tucked away beside the river, stands the Pont des Pèlerins, a remarkable medieval bridge made up of eleven Romanesque arches and twelve Gothic ones. It once guided pilgrims along the ancient route to Santiago de Compostela, and has been classified as a historical monument since 1992. Walking its worn stones on a crisp January morning felt like stepping quietly into the past, it was just the reset I needed.