![Mafra Palace Library, in Lisbon, has a curious way to protect its books. Every night, bats are released into the hall … | Portugal, Beautiful library, World library Mafra Palace Library, in Lisbon, has a curious way to protect its books. Every night, bats are released into the hall … | Portugal, Beautiful library, World library](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/de/df/36/dedf36bb0fd70d2764f67b017e6dd178--palace-hotels.jpg)
Mafra Palace Library, in Lisbon, has a curious way to protect its books. Every night, bats are released into the hall … | Portugal, Beautiful library, World library
![These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ZE5Xj4QGbec-pCJ24sAwAOMC-Jk=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/24/de/24dedcc9-66bd-41ed-b089-25e1d91eecb3/screen_shot_2018-06-07_at_11905_pm.png)
These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine
![Bats in the Library" by Brian Lies has only a passing similarity to the real-life library bats of Biblioteca Joanina and Mafra Palace Library in Portugal. These two old libraries are protected Bats in the Library" by Brian Lies has only a passing similarity to the real-life library bats of Biblioteca Joanina and Mafra Palace Library in Portugal. These two old libraries are protected](https://imgur.com/tUsP1uK.jpg)
Bats in the Library" by Brian Lies has only a passing similarity to the real-life library bats of Biblioteca Joanina and Mafra Palace Library in Portugal. These two old libraries are protected
![These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/j-Ht4Rw2WGW04JWgW7D90KPdnQM=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/64/23/642390ae-1a18-4178-97cb-a096de1ca9b9/screen_shot_2018-06-07_at_11912_pm.png)
These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine
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