🇫🇷 France
75 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 Germans' Gate, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Porta Nigra — #89 of 8,133 worldwide — 79 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen, founded c. 350 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Luxembourg (44), France (20), Germany (11).
1 km east · Fortress
The Germans' Gate is a medieval bridge castle and city gate in Metz, France. It is "a relic of the medieval fortifications, with two 13th century…
55 km north · Palace & château
The Grand Ducal Palace is a palace in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
55 km west · Fortress
Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the…
52 km west · Fortress
Fort Vaux, in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the…
55 km north · Ruin
The Bock is a promontory in the eastern corner of Luxembourg City's historical upper town, the Ville Haute.
55 km north · Fortress
Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
58 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Commercy is a castle in the town of Commercy, in the Meuse department of France.
41 km north · Palace & château
Schengen Castle is located in the village of Schengen in the south-east of Luxembourg close to the borders with France and Germany.
52 km north-west · Ruin
Titelberg is the site of a large Celtic or Germanic settlement or oppidum in the extreme south west of Luxembourg.
54 km west · Fortress
Fort Souville, briefly called Fort Lemoine, was one of the forts of the Verdun Fortification District, situated in the commune of…
42 km north-east · Castle
The Château de Malbrouck, also Burg Meinsberg, and in old historical books also called "Münzburg", is a completely renovated medieval castle complex…
57 km north · Palace & château
Mamer Castle is the town hall for the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg.
49 km north-west · Palace & château
Differdange Castle is a Renaissance-era château located on a hill in the centre of Differdange in southern Luxembourg.
+ 8 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
79 km north-east · Fortress · #89 worldwide
The Porta Nigra, referred to by locals as the Porta, is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany.
91 km north · Castle
Vianden Castle (Luxembourgish: Veianer Schlass [ˈfɑɪ̯ɑnɐ ˈʃlɑs] or Veiner Schlooss [ˈfɑɪ̯nɐ ˈʃloːs] ; French: Château de Vianden; German: Schloss…
77 km north · Palace & château
Berg Castle is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the…
63 km south · Palace & château
The Palace of Lunéville (French: Château de Lunéville French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d lynevil]) is a residence of the Duke of Lorraine since the 13th…
70 km north · Castle
Fischbach Castle is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg.
78 km north-east · Palace & château
The Electoral Palace in Trier, Germany, was the residence of the Archbishops and Electors of Trier from the 16th century until the late 18th century.
80 km north · Ruin
Beaufort Castle dating from the 11th century consists of the ruins of the medieval fortress and an adjacent residence from the 17th century.
66 km north · Castle
Ansembourg Old Castle, known as the Old Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven…
88 km north · Castle
Bourscheid Castle is located near the village of Bourscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg.
65 km north · Castle
The New Castle of Ansembourg,, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles.
90 km north · Ruin
Esch-sur-Sûre Castle, now a ruin, is located on a spur in the small town of Esch-sur-Sûre in the north-west of Luxembourg.
96 km south-east · Palace & château
Rohan Castle, also known as Château Neuf or the Château de Saverne, is an eighteenth-century neoclassical palace in the city of Saverne in Alsace,…
+ 42 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q22690.
The Castlemap atlas maps 75 landmarks (30 castles · 8 fortresses · 15 palaces & châteaux · 22 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Metz, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Germans' Gate, a fortress 1 km east of the city centre.
Porta Nigra, ranked #89 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 79 km north-east from Metz.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen, founded c. 350 BC — 82 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Nancy (47 km) · Luxembourg (55 km) · Saarbrücken (61 km) · Trier (78 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
