🇪🇸 Spain
45 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 Palau Reial Major, 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Palau Güell — #153 of 8,133 worldwide — 1 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Roman walls of Barcelona, founded c. 300.
Every one of them stands in Spain — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km south-west · Palace & château · #153 worldwide
The Palau Güell is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888.
2 km south-west · Castle
Montjuïc Castle is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
1 km north · Palace & château
The Palau Reial Major is a complex of historic buildings located in Plaça del Rei, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
5 km west · Palace & château
The Royal Palace of Pedralbes is a building placed in the middle of an ample garden in the district of Les Corts, in Barcelona.
1 km west · Palace & château
The Virreina Palace is a building in the city of Barcelona. Situated on the famous La Rambla avenue, today it houses the headquarters of the City…
2 km north-west · Palace & château
The Palau Baró de Quadras is a small modernista palace located in Barcelona on Avinguda Diagonal, equidistant from La Pedrera and Casa de les Punxes.
1 km north-west · Ruin
The Roman walls of Barcelona are an archaeological and monumental complex comprising the remains of the wall built to protect Barcino—present-day…
20 km south-west · Castle
Castelldefels Castle is a frontier fortress in the town of Castelldefels, near Barcelona in Spain, that was built to defend the frontier of the…
1 km north-east · Ruin
The Citadel of Barcelona was a bastion fort citadel built in Barcelona. The works commenced in 1714 and, at the time of its construction, it was the…
13 km north-west · Castle
The Castell de Sant Marçal is situated within the municipal district of Cerdanyola del Vallès, and is declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest.
24 km north-west · Castle
The Castell cartoixa de Vallparadís, in Spanish cartuja de San Jaime de Valparaiso and in Catalan cartoixa de Sant Jaume de Vallparadís, or Saint…
20 km west · Castle
The Eramprunyà Castle is located in the municipality of Gavà in the Baix Llobregat comarca of Catalonia, Spain.
+ 1 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
41 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Santa Florentina is an 11th-century medieval castle in Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain.
47 km west · Castle
Castellet Castle is a castle located in the Alt Penedès region of Spain. Built in the 10th century, the castle is designed in the Romanesque style.
54 km north-east · Castle
Montsoriu Castle is located between the Spanish towns of Arbucias, Breda and San Felíu de Buxalleu, in the province of Gerona.
57 km north-east · Ruin
Castell de Palafolls is a medieval military building situated on top of the "Castle hill" in the municipality of Palafolls and near the coast.
30 km west · Castle
Castell de Subirats rises at an altitude of 300 metres above the plain of the Panadés in a very good strategic position.
55 km north-west · Fortress
The Castle of Rajadell is a medieval castle in Rajadell, Spain. Built in the 10th century, the castle was used during a number of conflicts in the…
50 km north-east · Castle
The Castell de Montpalau is a fortified castle located at the summit of the Montpalau hill, at the south-western limit of the county of Girona, on…
34 km north · Castle
The Castle of Gallifa is an ancient castle on the plain that accommodates Gallifa, a small village of Catalonia, Spain.
53 km west · Castle
The Castle of Vilademàger is a medieval fortification located in the municipality of La Llacuna.
31 km north-east · Ruin
Sant Pere de Casserres is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Les Masies de Roda, Osona comarca, Catalonia, Spain.
97 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Púbol or Gala Dalí Castle House-Museum, located in Púbol in the comarca of Baix Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, is a medieval…
72 km north-west · Castle
The Castle of Cardona is a medieval fortress in Catalonia, Spain. Situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of…
82 km west · Fortress
The Wall of Tarragona is a wall located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1884.
73 km north-east · Castle
The Vila Vella is the old town of the Catalan town of Tossa de Mar. Surrounded by walls and seven towers, it is one of the main sights of the Costa…
61 km north-east · Castle
The Castell de Sant Joan is a castle situated on the summit of the Sant Joan hill in Blanes in Catalonia, from which an exceptional panorama of the…
74 km west · Castle
Castell de Tamarit, in the Romanesque style, is situated on a promontory on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the municipal district of Tarragona.
86 km north-east · Fortress
Because of the strategic situation of Girona, as a frontier city and through the passage of defending and invading armies towards other lands, this…
96 km north-east · Ruin
The Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar is a ruined castle perched atop a cliff in the town of Palamós, in Baix Empordà, between La Fosca and the Cala…
86 km north-west · Castle
Besora Castle is a castle located in the Vall de Lord, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Besora, between Navès and the Serra de Busa, in the…
83 km north-east · Castle
The Palau Sacosta Castle is situated just southeast of Girona, Catalonia in the adjoining village of Palau-sacosta.
85 km north · Castle
Castell de Sant Ferran is a castle situated below the mountain of Queralt in the upper part of the town of Berga, belonging to the Catalan district…
77 km north-east · Castle
Castell de Llagostera is located in the town of Llagostera, in the Catalan comarca of the Gironés in the province of Gerona. It is dated to 1288.
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Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q1492.
The Castlemap atlas maps 45 landmarks (28 castles · 4 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 8 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Barcelona, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palau Reial Major, a palace 1 km north of the city centre.
Palau Güell, ranked #153 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 1 km south-west from Barcelona.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Roman walls of Barcelona, founded c. 300 — 1 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Girona (86 km) · Perpignan (158 km) · Castellón de la Plana (243 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
