what remains constant is the notion of people being 'drawn' to places. factors include legends and the expectation of miracles , narratives marking places as the locus of sacred jouneys by significant religious figures , signs (for example, relics and icons) manifesting the presence of a sacred being or indicating the intersection of the spiritua and the physical realm, and the capacity of sites, places and routes to provide frameworks enabling pilgrims to articulate important massages and themes.