The Joanine Library at Portugal’s University of Coimbra has a collection of 60,000 books that are protected by bats. Overnight, they eat beetles and moths that would otherwise destroy the books.

The book is worth north of $3 million, according to the university’s Joanine Library, which in 2013 was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NOW CLOSED: Not a bad place to do your studies. This is the ceiling of the Joanine Library. It was built in 1717 and is found inside the university of a Portuguese city that is the final resting ...

Bibliotheque Joanine shimmers with dazzling gold, ... One of the most spectacular is the Clementinum library which features baroque halls, ...

Notable university buildings contain the 12th century Cathedral of Santa Cruz and numerous 16th century colleges, the Royal Palace of Alcacova, which has put up the University since 1537, the Joanine ...

The book is worth north of $3 million, according to the university’s Joanine Library, which in 2013 was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.