Belgium
71 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 Tillegem Castle, 4 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Royal Palace of Brussels (#225 of 9,035 worldwide) 89 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Male Castle, founded c. 850.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries: Belgium (53), Netherlands (9), France (9).
18 km south-west · Castle
Wijnendale Castle is a historic residence in Wijnendale, West Flanders in Belgium which was once a medieval castle.
20 km west · Fortress
Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. It has recently been restored and is open to the public.
6 km south · Palace & château
Loppem Castle is a mansion situated in Loppem in the municipality of Zedelgem, near Bruges in West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
24 km south-east · Castle
Poeke Castle is a castle near Poeke, a small town in the municipality of Aalter in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
4 km south-west · Castle
Tillegem Castle is a castle in Belgium. Since 1980, the castle and its park have been property of the Province of West Flanders.
16 km south-west · Palace & château
Aertrycke Castle is situated in the territory of the Belgian town of Torhout in the Flemish Region.
4 km east · Castle
Maele Castle is a former castle in Male, once a separate village, now part of Sint-Kruis, a suburb of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium.
39 km south-east · Castle · #340 worldwide
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
38 km south-east · Ruin
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
34 km south-east · Castle
Ooidonk Castle is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium. The castle is the residence of the current Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke.
32 km south · Castle
Rumbeke Castle is a historical building in Rumbeke in West Flanders, Belgium, one of the oldest Renaissance castles in the country.
55 km south-east · Castle
Egmont Castle or the Castle of Egmont is a castle in Zottegem, Belgium. It has been declared a cultural heritage monument.
55 km south-east · Palace & château
Leeuwergem Castle is a stately home in the village of Elene in the municipality of Zottegem, East Flanders, Belgium.
39 km south-east · Castle
The Geeraard de Duivelsteen is a 13th-century gothic architecture building in Ghent, Belgium.
45 km south-west · Castle
Beauvoorde Castle is a castle in Wulveringem, which since 1977 has been part of the municipality of Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium.
57 km west · Fortress
The Fort des Dunes, also known as Fort Leffrinckoucke and sometime Fort de l'Est, is located in the commune of Leffrinckoucke, France, about 6…
40 km north-east · Fortress
Fort Rammekens is regarded as the oldest sea fort in Western Europe. It lies east of Vlissingen near the village of Ritthem on the peninsula of…
47 km south-east · Castle
Laarne Castle is a water castle near Laarne, East Flanders in Belgium near to the provincial capital of Ghent.
45 km north-east · Castle
Westhove Castle is a castle on Walcheren, outside Oostkapelle in the province of Zeeland in The Netherlands The castle was mentioned in a charter of…
+ 3 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.
89 km south-east · Palace & château · #225 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
87 km south-east · Palace & château · #257 worldwide
The Palace of Laeken or Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Belgian royal family.
93 km south-east · Palace & château · #292 worldwide
The Stoclet Palace, also known as the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
80 km east · Fortress
Fort Breendonk is a former military installation at Breendonk, near Mechelen, Belgium, which served as a Nazi prison camp during the German…
82 km east · Fortress
Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports.
81 km south-east · Palace & château
The Château de Belœil is a château situated in the municipality of Belœil in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
94 km east · Fortress
The Zimmer tower is a tower in Lier, Belgium, also known as the Cornelius tower, that was originally a keep of Lier's 14th-century city…
64 km south · Fortress
The Citadel of Lille is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670.
90 km south-east · Castle
Beersel Castle is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
89 km south-east · Palace & château
The Egmont Palace, also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace, is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium.
82 km south-east · Castle
Gaasbeek Castle is a castle located in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Nowadays, it serves as a national museum. It is surrounded by a park.
83 km east · Castle
Bouchout Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Bouchout, pronounced [kɑˈsteːl vɑm ˈbuxʌut]; French: Château de Bouchout, pronounced [ʃɑto d bukawt]) is a castle…
+ 37 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q12994.
The Castle Map atlas maps 71 landmarks (31 castles · 12 fortresses · 22 palaces & châteaux · 6 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Bruges, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Tillegem Castle, a castle 4 km south-west of the city centre.
Royal Palace of Brussels, ranked #225 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 89 km south-east from Bruges.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Male Castle, founded c. 850: 4 km east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Ostend (21 km) · Roeselare (30 km) · Ghent (39 km) · Middelburg (42 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
