The closest is Bishop's Palace, Kraków, 1 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Wawel Castle — #137 of 8,133 worldwide — 1 km south.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Poland (58), Slovakia (3).
🇵🇱 Poland
Castles near Kraków
61 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
Within 25 km of Kraków
- Wawel Castle
1 km south · Castle · #137 worldwide
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland.
- Kraków Barbican
1 km north-east · Fortress
The Barbican is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls.
- Pieskowa Skała
23 km north-west · Castle
Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, Poland, best known for its Renaissance castle.
- St. Florian's Gate
1 km north-east · Fortress
St. Florian's Gate in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town.
- Niepołomice Castle
20 km east · Castle
Niepołomice Royal Castle is a Gothic castle from the mid-14th century, rebuilt in the late Renaissance style and called the second Wawel.
- Bishop's Palace, Kraków
1 km south-west · Palace & château
The Bishop's Palace in Kraków is the seat of Kraków metropolitan Curia, Poland, and the traditional residence of Kraków bishops since the late 14th…
- Korzkiew Castle
12 km north · Castle
Korzkiew Castle is a fourteenth-century Romanesque castle located in Korzkiew, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland.
- Ojców Castle
18 km north-west · Castle
Ojców Castle - a castle located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, part of a system of castles known as the Eagle's Nests - formerly protecting the…
- Dobczyce Castle
23 km south-east · Castle
Dobczyce Castle is a castle in Dobczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is located on a rocky hill above Lake Dobczyce.
- Żupny Castle
12 km south-east · Castle
Żupny Castle is a Gothic castle, the former headquarters of the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mine.
- Bastion III Kleparz
1 km north · Fortress
Kraków fortress refers in the narrow sense to the 19th century Austro-Hungarian fortifications, and in the larger sense - to the interconnected…
- Fort 52a Łapianka
7 km south · Fortress
Kraków Fortress 52a, also called "Łapianka", was a part of the Kraków Fortress between 1896 and 1902.
+ 1 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Ogrodzieniec Castle
51 km north-west · Ruin
Ogrodzieniec Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Podzamcze, near Ogrodzieniec, the south-central region of Poland called Polish Jura.
- Tenczyn Castle
26 km west · Ruin
Tenczyn Castle, also known as Tęczyn Castle, is a medieval castle in the village of Rudno in the Polish Jura, Poland.
- Rabsztyn Castle
36 km north-west · Ruin
Rabsztyn Castle is a preserved Gothic ruined castle located in the Polish Jura within the Eagles' Nests Trail, in the village of Rabsztyn, Lesser…
- Nowy Wiśnicz Castle
41 km south-east · Castle
Nowy Wiśnicz Castle – a castle located on a forested hill by the River Leksandrówka in the village of Stary Wiśnicz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship; in…
- Pilica Castle
50 km north-west · Castle
Pilica Castle - Neo-Renaissance castle located in Pilica, in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland.
- Lipowiec Castle
35 km west · Ruin
Lipowiec Castle is a ruin of the Kraków Bishops castle in the Polish Jura, near Babice village in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in…
- Tropsztyn Castle
59 km south-east · Ruin
Tropsztyn Castle is a castle ruin situated on a river peninsula in Tropie near Gródek nad Dunajcem in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the river…
- Smoleń Castle
46 km north-west · Ruin
Smoleń Castle is a castle ruin in Smoleń not far from Olkusz in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, on the castle hill in the Smoleń nature reserve.
- Oświęcim Castle
51 km west · Castle
Oświęcim Castle is a castle raised in the Medieval Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the River Soła in Oświęcim.
- Sucha Beskidzka Castle
43 km south-west · Castle
Sucha Beskidzka Castle or Sucha Castle is a Renaissance castle located in Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
- Bydlin Castle
42 km north-west · Ruin
Bydlin Castle is a fourteenth-century castle ruins, located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
- Dębno Castle
57 km east · Castle
Dębno Castle is a late Gothic complex, built in 1470 to 1480 by Chancellor of the Crown and Kasztelan of Kraków, Jakub Dębiński, in the southern…
+ 5 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Orava Castle
98 km south-west · Castle · #234 worldwide
Orava Castle is a castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia.
- Bobolice Castle
69 km north-west · Castle
The Bobolice Castle is a 14th-century royal castle in the village of Bobolice, in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland.
- Będzin Castle
65 km north-west · Castle
The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification…
- Niedzica Castle
76 km south · Castle
Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle, is located in the southernmost part of Poland in Niedzica.
- Ľubovňa Castle
99 km south-east · Castle
Ľubovňa Castle is a medieval castle located in the city of Stará Ľubovňa in Slovakia.
- Pszczyna Castle
72 km west · Palace & château
Pszczyna Castle is a classical-style palace in the town of Pszczyna in southern Poland.
- Mirów Castle
70 km north-west · Ruin
Mirów Castle is a 14th-century castle, now ruined, located in the Mirów village, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
- Chęciny Castle
90 km north-east · Ruin
Chęciny Royal Castle was built in the late 13th century in Chęciny, Poland. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this…
- Olsztyn Castle
90 km north-west · Ruin
Olsztyn Castle – castle ruins located in the Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, lying on the Trail of the Eagles' Nests –…
- Czorsztyn Castle
75 km south · Ruin
The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn, at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders.
- Nowy Sącz Castle
72 km south-east · Ruin
The Nowy Sącz Royal Castle is a mediaeval castle in the city of Nowy Sącz in Poland.
- Old Castle in Żywiec
67 km south-west · Castle
Old Castle in Żywiec is a castle located in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
+ 19 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q31487.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Kraków?
The Castlemap atlas maps 61 landmarks (26 castles · 5 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 26 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Kraków, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Kraków?
Bishop's Palace, Kraków, a palace 1 km south-west of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Kraków?
Wawel Castle, ranked #137 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 1 km south from Kraków.
Nearby city guides: Bielsko-Biała (69 km) · Katowice (70 km) · Nowy Sącz (73 km) · Gliwice (94 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.