Spain
53 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 los Vilches, 1 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Alhambra — #7 of 9,079 worldwide — 68 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is City walls of Córdoba, founded 206 BC.
Every one of them stands in Spain — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km west · Castle
Saint Catherine's Castle is a castle that sits on the Cerro de Santa Catalina overlooking the Spanish city of Jaén.
16 km west · Castle
The Castillo de la Villa de Martos, or Lower Fortress, located in the city of Martos, in Spain, is an urban castle which, together with the Castillo…
6 km west · Fortress
Aldehuela Castle is a Spanish fortification located on the road between Jaén and Torredelcampo, in the province of Jaén.
1 km west · Palace & château
The Palace of the Counts of Villardompardo, in the city of Jaén, was built in the 16th century by Fernando Torres y Portugal, 1st Count of…
1 km south · Palace & château
The palace of the Vilches is a Renaissance building located in Jaén. The palace stands with its back to the Plaza de la Constitución or de las…
15 km north-west · Ruin
The castle of La Muña is the archaeological remains of a 14th-century Christian rural castle, located about 7 km north-west of Torredelcampo,…
18 km north-west · Ruin
The Torre de María Martín is the remains of a medieval tower that served as a watchtower or lookout tower, located on the summit of a hill south of a…
14 km south-east · Fortress
The Torre de la Cabeza is a circular watchtower located in the municipality of Pegalajar, in the comarca of Sierra Mágina, province of Jaén, at an…
45 km north · Castle
Burgalimar Castle is a historic castle in the town of Baños de la Encina, Jaén Province, Spain.
37 km south · Castle
Castillo de Alcalá la Real is a castle in Alcala la Real, in the province of Jaén, Spain.
33 km south-west · Castle
Castillo de Alcaudete is a castle in Alcaudete, in the province of Jaén, Spain.
54 km west · Castle
Castillo de Bujalance (originally, Bury al-Hans is a castle in the town of Bujalance, in Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba.
37 km north-east · Palace & château
The palace of Jabalquinto is a building of civil architecture located within the walls of the Spanish city of Baeza, in the province of Jaén.
52 km west · Castle
The archaeological site of Torreparedones, also known as Castro el Viejo or Torre de las Vírgenes, is an Andalusian archaeological complex located…
54 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Sabiote was built in the 13th century, although owing to the defensive pre-eminence which the hill occupies in the whole comarca of La…
51 km south-west · Castle
Castillo de Priego de Córdoba is a fortress located in Priego de Córdoba, in Andalusia, Spain.
47 km north-east · Ruin
Giribaile Castle is a ruined Spanish military fortification and Bienes de Interés Cultural landmark, built in the 12th century, during the etapa…
28 km east · Castle
Albanchez de Mágina Castle is a Spanish fortification and Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in the Province of Jaén.
46 km north-east · Palace & château
Palacio del Deán Ortega ,also known as the Palace of the Marquis of Donadío, is one of the most important Renaissance palaces in Úbeda, in the…
45 km north-east · Palace & château
The Vela de los Cobos palace is a Renaissance noble palace located in the historic centre of the city of Úbeda, autonomous community of Andalusia,…
+ 7 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
68 km south · Palace & château · #7 worldwide
The Alhambra is a palace city and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.
96 km west · Ruin · #168 worldwide
Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain.
68 km south · Palace & château · #265 worldwide
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus.
88 km west · Fortress
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval alcázar located in the historic centre of Córdoba, next to…
68 km south · Palace & château
The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, inside the Alhambra, a former Nasrid palace complex on top of the…
91 km south-east · Castle
Castillo de La Calahorra is located in La Calahorra, in the province of Granada, Spain. It is situated in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
68 km south · Palace & château
The Madrasa of Granada also known as the Palacio de la Madraza or the Madrasa Yusufiyya, is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain.
68 km south · Palace & château
Partal Palace is a palatial structure inside the Alhambra fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.
67 km south · Fortress
The Gate of Elvira is an arch located in Granada, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.
100 km north · Castle
Calatrava la Nueva is a medieval castle and convent found on the peak of Alacranejo, within the municipality of Aldea del Rey, near Almagro, in the…
88 km west · Ruin
The Alcázar of the Caliphs or Caliphal Alcázar, also known as the Umayyad Alcázar and the Andalusian Alcazar of Cordoba, was a fortress-palace…
68 km south · Fortress
The Alcazaba is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
+ 14 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q15681.
The Castle Map atlas maps 53 landmarks (23 castles · 11 fortresses · 14 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Jaén, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palacio de los Vilches, a palace 1 km south of the city centre.
Alhambra, ranked #7 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 68 km south from Jaén.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is City walls of Córdoba, founded 206 BC — 87 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Granada (68 km) · Málaga (130 km) · Seville (199 km) · Toledo (234 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
