A tractor trundles along the farm track, a cloud of dust billowing behind it. In the distance, a church tower rises above the fields. This is the Berry: wide open, peaceful and unhurried.
This is an easy stage. The path rises and falls gently past fields and hedgerows, and there’s little to throw you off your rhythm. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre takes its name from its church with a round rotunda, built on the model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It’s an extraordinary place to finish an ordinary day’s walk. At almost 6 hours of walking, you’ll arrive in the course of the afternoon, so there’s time left for that rotunda and a bit of washing.