Romania
12 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 landmark is also the most famous: Palace of the Parliament, ranked #63 of 9,035 worldwide, 2 km north-west of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Cherven, founded c. 1050.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries: Romania (10), Bulgaria (2).
2 km north-west · Palace & château · #63 worldwide
The Palace of the Parliament, initially designed during Communist times as the People's House or the House of the Republic, is the seat of the…
4 km north-west · Palace & château
Cotroceni Palace is the official residence of the President of Romania. It is located at Bulevardul Geniului, nr. 1, in Bucharest, Romania.
15 km north-west · Palace & château
Mogoșoaia Palace is situated about 10 kilometres from Bucharest, Romania. It was built between 1698 and 1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is…
7 km north · Palace & château
Elisabeta Palace is a palace on Kiseleff Road in Bucharest, Romania. Built in 1937, it is the official residence in Romania of Her Majesty Margareta,…
3 km north · Palace & château
The Royal Palace of Bucharest, known as Palace of the Republic between 1948 and 1990, is a monumental building situated in the capital of Romania, on…
4 km north · Palace & château
Cantacuzino Palace is located on Calea Victoriei no. 141, Bucharest, Romania.
3 km north · Palace & château
Kretzulescu Palace is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania.
6 km north · Palace & château
Primăverii Palace, also known as Casa Ceaușescu, is a building in Bucharest, Romania, located in the Primăverii district of the city.
9 km south · Fortress
Fort 13 Jilava is a historic monument situated on the territory of the village of Jilava, commune of Jilava.
77 km north-west · Fortress
The Chindia Tower is a tower in the Curtea Domnească monuments ensemble in Târgoviște, Romania, built in the 15th century.
99 km east · Fortress
The Medjidi Tabia Fortress is a fortress from the 1840s and early 1850s. The fortress was built in the period 1841-1853 according to the plans of the…
88 km south · Ruin
The stronghold of Cherven was one of the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary military, administrative, economic and cultural centres between the 12th…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q19660.
The Castle Map atlas maps 12 landmarks (3 fortresses · 8 palaces & châteaux · 1 ruin) within 100 km of the centre of Bucharest, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palace of the Parliament, a palace 2 km north-west of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Cherven, founded c. 1050: 88 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Ploiești (59 km) · Brașov (143 km) · Sibiu (217 km) · Târgu Mureș (266 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
