Spain
58 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 Palacio de Altamira, 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Santa Bárbara Castle (#691 of 9,040 worldwide) 21 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Punic wall of Cartagena, founded c. 250 BC.
Every one of them stands in Spain: the country page shows the full national picture.
21 km north-east · Castle
Santa Bàrbara Castle is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
1 km north · Palace & château
The Palace of Altamira, also known as the Alcázar de la Señoría, is a historic building located in the centre of the Spanish city of Elche, on the…
25 km north · Castle
Castillo de Petrer is a fortress standing on top of a hill about 500 m above sea level, in the northern part of the built-up area of the town of…
15 km south-east · Castle
The Castillo-Fortaleza de Santa Pola is located in the Plaza Glorieta and was built in the 16th century in Renaissance style, with later alterations…
18 km north-west · Castle
Mola Castle is situated on a small hill 360 m above sea level and 3 km from the town of Novelda, in a northwesterly direction.
20 km south · Castle
The Castell de Guardamar del Segura stands on a rocky hill beside the town of the same name, in the comarca of the Vega Baja del Segura.
22 km south-west · Castle
The castle of Cox, also called the castle of Santa Bárbara or of Ayala, is located in the Spanish municipality of Cox, province of Alicante.
10 km north · Castle
Castillo del Río lies 4 kilometres from the town of Aspe. It stands on a mound, near the confluence of the river Tarafa with the river Vinalopó.
23 km north-west · Castle
The Castle of Monòver rises on one of the two hills that dominate the town of the same name, northeast of the town, in the Medio Vinalopó.
20 km north · Castle
The castle of Agost stands in the highest part of the old town of the Spanish locality of Agost, in the province of Alicante.
43 km north · Castle
The Atalaya Castle is a fortress in Villena, province of Alicante, southern Spain.
41 km north · Castle
The Castle of Biar stands on a hillock overlooking the town of Biar, in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó.
58 km north · Castle
The Castle of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky…
44 km south-west · Castle
The Castle of Monteagudo is a fortification located about 5 kilometres northeast of the city of Murcia and about 18 kilometres southwest of Orihuela,…
25 km north · Ruin
The Castillo de Elda is a historic fortress situated at Elda, in the province of Alicante, in Spain.
49 km north · Castle
The Barxell Castle, located in the municipality of Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, is a 13th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound in the…
59 km north-east · Castle
The Castell d'Alfofra is a medieval castle perched on a steep hill mainly in the commune of Confrides in the province of Alicante in the Valencian…
50 km north · Castle
The castle of Banyeres, Valencian Community, is an Almohad fortress built in the 13th century, which is situated on the tossal de l'Àguila, English:…
32 km north · Castle
Castillo de Sax rises at 524 m above sea level on a steep crag that dominates Sax and commands a large part of the Vinalopó valley between Elda and…
53 km north-west · Fortress
Hisn Yakka, Madina Yakka or simply Yakka is the name given to a Muslim fortress and settlement, predecessors of the present-day city of Yecla.
37 km north · Castle
The Castle of Castalla, in the province of Alicante, is a fortress of Islamic origin built in the 11th century on Neolithic and Ibero-Roman remains,…
59 km north · Castle
The Castle of Agres is a castle located in Agres in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is perched on a rock of the Sierra Mariola.
+ 3 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.
75 km north-west · Castle
The Castle of Almansa is a castle located in Almansa, Spain, Province of Albacete. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1921.
81 km north · Castle
Xativa Castle is a castle located in the city of Xàtiva near Valencia, Spain.
95 km north-east · Castle
The Castell de Dénia strongly influenced the topography of the old town of Dénia in the Valencian Community, Spain.
78 km south · Ruin
The Punic wall of Cartagena is an archaeological site from the 3rd century BC in which can be seen the first defensive wall of Cartagena, built by…
90 km north-east · Palace & château
The Ducal Palace of Gandia was, from the 14th century, the residence of the Royal Dukes of Gandía, and from 1485, the Borja family.
80 km south · Fortress
The Castillo de San Julián, also known as Saint Julian's Fort, is a fort in Cartagena, Spain.
81 km north-east · Castle
The Castell de Forna is a castle in the north of the Spanish province of Alicante.
76 km north · Castle
The Castle of Montesa is located in the municipality of Montesa, in the province of Valencia, and was the seat of the Order of Montesa.
78 km south · Castle
The Castle of La Concepción is a medieval construction of the 13th or 14th century set on the hill of the same name that rises above Cartagena and…
92 km north-east · Castle
The castle of Bairén, also known as the castle of San Juan, is an ancient fortification located in the municipality of Gandía.
71 km north-east · Fortress
Fort de Bèrnia, also called the Fort of Bernia, is situated among the cliffs and at the foot of the crests of the Sierra de Bernia, in the municipal…
74 km west · Castle
The Castillo de los Vélez is a medieval-Renaissance castle located in the town of Mula.
+ 21 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q10509.
The Castle Map atlas maps 58 landmarks (48 castles · 3 fortresses · 2 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Elche, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palacio de Altamira, a palace 1 km north of the city centre.
Santa Bárbara Castle, ranked #691 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 21 km north-east from Elche.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Punic wall of Cartagena, founded c. 250 BC: 78 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Alicante (21 km) · Murcia (49 km) · Valencia (137 km) · Castellón de la Plana (199 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
