A protection element made of papercraft material for protecting one or more bottles, said protection element comprising two support elements (2, 3) connected by a connection element, wherein each support element (2, 3) has an upper wall (5; 6) and two support walls (7, 8; 9, 11) associated below the respective upper wall (5; 6) to support it, wherein the upper wall (5; 6) of each support element (2; 3) is connected to said connection element along a longitudinal axis (y), wherein a first support wall (8; 9) of each support element (2, 3) is arranged at said connection element and has a shaped opening (16; 17) for each bottle to be protected, said protection element being characterized in that said connection element has two shaped flaps (18; 19) for each bottle to be protected, each shaped flap (18; 19) being arranged at the respective support element (2; 3) and projecting at the respective upper wall (5, 6) of the respective support element (2; 3) on a respective shaped opening (16; 17) of the respective first support wall (8; 9), wherein one or each shaped flap (18, 19) of said connection element has at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26), arranged transversely to said longitudinal axis (y), with respect to which the respective shaped flap (18, 19) is capable of folding, each shaped flap (18; 19) being configured so that, during use, when the respective bottle to be protected is arranged on said protection element resting on the respective shaped flaps (18; 19), the weight of said bottle acts on the respective shaped flaps (18; 19) which fold with respect to the respective at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26) to insert in the respective shaped openings (16; 17) of said support walls (8; 9) and lock the bottle in position. wherein the upper wall (5; 6) of each support element (2; 3) is connected to said connection element along a longitudinal axis (y), wherein a first support wall (8; 9) of each support element (2, 3) is arranged at said connection element and has a shaped opening (16; 17) for each bottle to be protected, said protection element being characterized in that said connection element has two shaped flaps (18; 19) for each bottle to be protected, each shaped flap (18; 19) being arranged at the respective support element (2; 3) and projecting at the respective upper wall (5, 6) of the respective support element (2; 3) on a respective shaped opening (16; 17) of the respective first support wall (8; 9), wherein one or each shaped flap (18, 19) of said connection element has at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26), arranged transversely to said longitudinal axis (y), with respect to which the respective shaped flap (18, 19) is capable of folding, each shaped flap (18; 19) being configured so that, during use, when the respective bottle to be protected is arranged on said protection element resting on the respective shaped flaps (18; 19), the weight of said bottle acts on the respective shaped flaps (18; 19) which fold with respect to the respective at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26) to insert in the respective shaped openings (16; 17) of said support walls (8; 9) and lock the bottle in position.