Spain
43 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Walls of Ávila, 1 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial — #20 of 9,079 worldwide — 47 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Castro de Ulaca, founded c. 250 BC.
Every one of them stands in Spain — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km west · Fortress
The Walls of Ávila, completed between the 11th and 14th centuries, are the defensive walls of Ávila, Spain, and its principal historic feature.
21 km south-west · Ruin
Ulaca was a hill fort settlement or oppidum where Vettones people lived at the end of the Iron Age.
47 km east · Palace & château · #20 worldwide
The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also called Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial, is a historical residence of the king of…
58 km north-east · Castle · #141 worldwide
The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain.
52 km north-east · Palace & château
The Royal Palace of Riofrío is one of the residences of the Spanish royal family.
45 km south-east · Palace & château
The Palace of Villena is a palace located in Cadalso de los Vidrios, Spain. It was built by Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo.
60 km south-east · Castle
The castle-palace of Escalona is a construction located in the Toledo locality of Escalona, autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
52 km south-west · Castle
The Castillo de Mombeltrán is a castle in Mombeltrán, a municipality in the Spanish province of Ávila in the autonomous region of Castile and León,…
58 km north-east · Fortress
The Puerta de Santiago is a city gate in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain, forming part of the city's medieval fortifications.
87 km east · Palace & château · #57 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies.
78 km east · Palace & château · #183 worldwide
The Zarzuela Palace is the residence and working offices of the reigning monarch of Spain, although the official residence of the Spanish royal…
84 km east · Palace & château · #241 worldwide
The Palace of Moncloa, also known as Moncloa Palace or La Moncloa, is the official residence and workplace of the prime minister of Spain.
64 km north-east · Palace & château · #327 worldwide
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in…
79 km east · Palace & château
The Royal Palace of El Pardo is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family and one of the oldest, being used by the Spanish monarchs…
89 km east · Palace & château
Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with…
87 km east · Palace & château
The Liria Palace is a neoclassical palace in Madrid, Spain. It is the Madrid residence of the Dukes of Alba.
64 km north · Castle
The Castle of Coca is a castle located in the Coca municipality, central Spain.
89 km east · Palace & château
The Palace of the Cortes, also known as the Palace of the Congress of Deputies, is the building that houses the Congress of Deputies, one of the two…
90 km east · Ruin
Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid was a large palace complex designed by the architect Alonso Carbonell and built on the orders of Philip IV of Spain as a…
75 km north · Castle
The La Mota Castle or Castillo de La Mota is a medieval fortress in the town of Medina del Campo, province of Valladolid, Spain.
89 km east · Palace & château
The Palace of Linares is a palace located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared national historic-artistic monument in 1976.
+ 22 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q15688.
The Castle Map atlas maps 43 landmarks (17 castles · 3 fortresses · 17 palaces & châteaux · 6 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Ávila, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Walls of Ávila, a fortress 1 km west of the city centre.
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, ranked #20 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 47 km east from Ávila.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Castro de Ulaca, founded c. 250 BC — 21 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Segovia (59 km) · Madrid (88 km) · Toledo (104 km) · Guadalajara (129 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
