From Omnes:
Unlike other countries, which have a recognized national shrine, such as Guadalupe, El Pilar or Aparecida, there is no national pilgrimage site in Germany. If anything, Altötting, the country’s main pilgrimage site and the “national” shrine of Bavaria. The figure of the black Madonna made of linden wood has been the object of pilgrimage since the 14th century. Today, more than one million people continue to make the pilgrimage to Altötting each year.
[resources: Michael Brown retreat]