10 great European pilgrimages to tackle in your lifetime

The French chapel of Saint Michel dAiguilhe"To go on pilgrimage is not simply to visit a place to admire its treasures of nature, art or history," declared Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

"To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God."

While many do, as they have done for centuries, embark on these ancient routes for religious reasons, they've become well-trodden paths among tourists and keen hikers too.

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