The article examines pilgrimage guides as a form of communication during sacred journeys. Different variants of international guidebooks are considered, examples of real memoirs, itineraries from the lives of pilgrims, examples of interviews, diaries are given. The study of this scientific theme shows its relation to the development of religious tourism at the current stages and the evolution of the tourism industry with its infrastructure, facilities, paths, and routes, starting with «pratourism» (pilgrimage). The author gives specific examples and descriptions of pilgrimages, proposes to develop new pilgrimage routes along the paths of the holy apostles, and focuses on the communicative function of guidebooks. The scientific work also examines the structure of guidebooks, analyses the relevance of information about sacred sites, and describes the works of fiction about pilgrimages of real personalities who made and described their mandates on the pages of diaries, memoirs, and guidebooks. It also tells about the sacred places where the holy apostles preached and the significance of these paths, which are popular among pilgrims but do not have any relevant literature in the form of guidebooks for international travel. Perhaps they exist somewhere, but they are not widely distributed and openly available, and the information for the pilgrim is quite specific and requires detailed study. With the help of modern pilgrimage, which has been transformed by developed infrastructure and simplified routes to sacred sites, the field of descriptions of these journeys has also been transformed. This research also traces the scientific path from primary sources to contemporary works, descriptions, memoirs, and diaries. Therefore, in the author’s opinion, the theme is quite relevant, has a logical continuation from history to the present, and requires a detailed study from the point of view of scientific pilgrimage, which can be traced and analysed on the example of specialised literature. This research also traces the scientific path from primary sources to contemporary works, descriptions, memoirs, and diaries. Therefore, in the author’s opinion, the theme is quite relevant, has a logical continuation from history to the present, and requires a detailed study in terms of a scientific pilgrimage that can be traced and analysed on the example of specialised literature. Moreover, this theme is in demand both in academic circles and in real sacred journeys, which are then described in guidebooks, diaries, novels, and stories by real pilgrims

guidebook, communication, pilgrimage, sacred journey, tourism, holy paths, cultural practices