🇨🇭 Switzerland
144 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 Zytglogge, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Habsburg Castle — #127 of 8,133 worldwide — 80 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Colombier Castle, founded c. 150.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Switzerland (132), Germany (7), France (5).
1 km east · Fortress
The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison,…
18 km north-east · Castle
Burgdorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
24 km east · Castle
Trachselwald Castle is a castle in the municipality of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
11 km north-east · Castle
Thorberg Castle is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, now a prison, located in Krauchthal in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland.
12 km north-east · Palace & château
Jegenstorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Jegenstorf of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
16 km west · Castle
Laupen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Laupen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
14 km south · Castle
Rümligen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rümligen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
9 km east · Castle
Worb Castle is a castle in the municipality of Worb of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
10 km south · Castle
Toffen Castle is a Baroque country estate in Toffen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
18 km south · Castle
Burgistein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgistein in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
3 km north · Palace & château
Bremgarten Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bremgarten of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
22 km north · Castle
Landshut Castle is a castle in the municipality of Utzenstorf of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
+ 14 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
49 km south-west · Castle
The Castle of Gruyères, located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland.
54 km north-east · Castle
Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
40 km west · Castle
Neuchâtel Castle is a castle in the municipality of Neuchâtel of the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
25 km south-east · Castle
Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and…
30 km south-east · Castle
Oberhofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberhofen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
34 km south-east · Castle
Spiez Castle is a castle in the municipality of Spiez of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
27 km south-east · Palace & château
Schadau Castle is a castle on the south side of the Aare near Lake Thun in the city of Thun, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
47 km west · Castle
Chenaux Castle is a castle in the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
59 km north · Castle
Angenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Duggingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
58 km north · Castle
Wildenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bubendorf in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
28 km south-east · Palace & château
Hünegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hilterfingen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
43 km south-east · Ruin
Weissenau Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterseen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
+ 28 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
80 km north-east · Castle · #127 worldwide
Habsburg Castle is a medieval Swiss fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River.
71 km south-west · Castle · #129 worldwide
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon, pronounced [ʃɑto d ʃijɔ̃]) is a medieval island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the…
80 km south · Castle
The Valère Basilica, also called Valère castle, is a fortified Roman Catholic church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
74 km north-east · Castle
Lenzburg Castle is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
82 km west · Fortress
The Fort de Joux or Château de Joux is a castle, later transformed into a fort, located in La Cluse-et-Mijoux in the Doubs department in the Jura…
79 km south · Ruin
Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
70 km north-east · Castle
Hallwyl Castle is one of the most important moated castles in Switzerland. It is located on two islands in the River Aabach, just north of the…
79 km north · Ruin
Rötteln Castle, located above the Lörrach suburb of Haagen, lies in the extreme southwest corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, just 10…
78 km south-west · Palace & château
The Palais de Rumine (French pronunciation: [palɛ d ʁymin]) is a late 19th-century building in Florentine Renaissance style in Lausanne, Switzerland.
79 km south-west · Castle
Aigle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aigle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
88 km south-west · Castle
Vufflens Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud.
79 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of a former medieval castle in the Ouchy lakeside neighbourhood of Lausanne, Switzerland by…
+ 66 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q70.
The Castlemap atlas maps 144 landmarks (92 castles · 8 fortresses · 15 palaces & châteaux · 29 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Bern, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Zytglogge, a fortress 1 km east of the city centre.
Habsburg Castle, ranked #127 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 80 km north-east from Bern.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Colombier Castle, founded c. 150 — 44 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Basel (69 km) · Lausanne (77 km) · Mulhouse (89 km) · Besançon (113 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
