Making a pilgrimage

St Helier pilgrimage to Elizabeth Castle

Most people have at least heard of the idea of pilgrimage: “religiously-motivated travel to a sacred destination, often (but not always) performed in the hope of material benefit.”  There were the medieval trips to Santiago de Compostela and the present-day Muslim journeys to Mecca.  There is Chaucer’s Wife of Bath, whose wanderings led her to a naturally lusty life (which was really the only reason most residents of the Middle Ages could assume women were traveling: to get in trouble).

These days, there aren’t many holy spots left.  Some of them are hotly debated and under attack (see The Dome of the Rock), and some people just don’t feel spiritual enough to go on a pilgrimage.

So, my question to you is: where might you go on a pilgrimage, and why?