Take a walk through the bat home at the castle in Týnec nad Sázavou

The Romanesque rotunda with the Gothic tower are exceptionally well-preserved building elements of the castle in Týnec nad Sázavou. The stone tower, which once apparently served a defensive function, became the summer residence of large bats. Every year in May, dozens of females flock here to give birth and raise their young. Climb up and look right inside the shelter of the mother colony of our largest bat…