Naleziště trilobitů Skryje – volný sběr zkamenělin

Location: Skryje, 270 33 · Central Bohemia

Category: fossil deposit site

World-famous trilobite site Skryje-Týřovice near Rakovník – one of the richest Cambrian trilobite deposits in the world. Free fossil collecting in the quarry. Organised school excursions with a geologist available. Everyone takes home trilobites and other Cambrian finds.

Why visit this place?

• The best known spot is Pod hruškou on the left bank of the Berounka, near the bridge on the road to Týřovice.
• Trilobites appeared in the Palaeozoic some 550 million years ago; the Joachim Barrande Memorial stands right in Skryje.
• Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 153 visitors on Google Maps.
• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly three hours; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 28 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: kudyznudy.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Mar–Oct daily 8:00–18:00 (free access to the site)
• Typical visit: 180 min
• Admission: adults 50 CZK, children 30 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.5 ★ from 153 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Field geology excursion for primary schools – collecting trilobites and other fossils, evolution of life, the Cambrian period. Each student takes home their finds.

Official website: https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/naleziste-trilobitu-ve-skryjich

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