Renting an apartment in greater Lisbon for a week of World Youth Day can cost more than three thousand euros and in Fátima eight thousand euros, according to a survey on the main online platforms.

By consulting the main online accommodation booking platforms, it is possible to verify that, in Lisbon, there are still a few thousand accommodations available, with offers ranging from 189 euros per person, from 31st July to 7th August, in a mixed dormitory with four bunk beds and a shared bathroom, up to 1,800 euros for a two-bedroom apartment.

On the outskirts of the city, the price per adult, per week, for a two-bedroom apartment in Almada, in the Setúbal district, can exceed 3,000 euros, while a double or ‘twin’ room in a four-star hotel in Santa Iria de Azoia, in the municipality of Loures and a driving distance of almost 20 kilometers (km) from Lisbon, it can exceed 1,700 euros.

In Fátima, where there is less accommodation available, renting a three-bedroom apartment for those days could cost around 8,000 euros. The same apartment as the week before, with the same filters, costs less than 1,800 euros.

Hotels in the capital are currently charging prices between around 900 euros (two stars) and approximately 7,000 euros (five stars), for that week’s total, similar to the greetings the week before.

Returning to Fátima, where Pope Francis is scheduled to visit, the cheapest search on the Booking.com website, for an adult, during the week of WYD, has a price of 335 euros, in a bunk bed, in a mixed dormitory, with bathroom shared bathroom, in a guesthouse five minutes’ walk from the Sanctuary.

It is also possible to book a double or ‘twin’ room in a two-star hotel, close to the center of Fátima, for 1,900 euros.

In a four-star hotel, also close to the center, prices can reach almost 6,000 euros for a whole week.

However, for those who don’t mind staying further away, there are hotels about 20 kilometers away from Fátima where it is possible to book a room with two single beds for 519 euros, for a whole week.

On Trivago, another accommodation reservation platform, there are only seven accommodations available in Fátima and prices vary between 708 euros per week, in a three-bedroom accommodation, and 5,810 euros in a four-star hotel.

The World Youth Day, considered the biggest event of the Catholic Church, will take place this year in Lisbon, between 01 and 06 August, with around 1.5 million people expected.

The main ceremonies of the day take place in Parque Tejo, north of Parque das Nações, on the riverside of the Tagus, on land in the municipalities of Lisbon and Loures.

The days were born on the initiative of Pope John Paul II, after the success of the meeting promoted in 1985, in Rome, in the International Year of Youth.