Supernatural revelation or mere stunt? The small town of Medugorje in western Herzegovina is the focus for some extraordinary devotional antics, as Catholics flock to the mountain valley where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared.
article summary —
Pilgrim trails often powerfully shaped the travel patterns of yesteryear, and, as the feature above shows, traditional pilgrim routes appeal to modern travellers wanting to make a journey with a difference.
There are also new pilgrim destinations in Europe, reflecting new-found devotional tendencies.
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Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries manage hidden europe, a Berlin-based editorial bureau that supplies text and images to media across Europe. Together they edit hidden europe 
magazine. Nicky and Susanne are dedicated slow travellers. They delight in discovering the exotic in the everyday.
