Poland
57 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 Nowy Sącz Castle, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Spiš Castle — #101 of 9,079 worldwide — 70 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Wawel Castle, founded c. 970.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Poland (37), Slovakia (20).
1 km north-west · Ruin
The Nowy Sącz Royal Castle is a mediaeval castle in the city of Nowy Sącz in Poland.
19 km north · 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…
23 km north · Ruin
Czchów Castle - Romanesque castle ruins located in Czchów, located on a hill known as the Keep on the Dunajec in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland…
15 km south · Ruin
The royal castle of Rytro is a castle ruin situated on a 463-metre-high hill in Rytro near Nowy Sącz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the river…
16 km north · Ruin
Rożnów Castle – a complex of historic defensive structures above the Dunajec in the village of Rożnów, in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland…
35 km south-west · Castle
Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle, is located in the southernmost part of Poland in Niedzica.
34 km south · Castle
Ľubovňa Castle is a medieval castle located in the city of Stará Ľubovňa in Slovakia.
35 km south-west · Ruin
The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn, at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders.
57 km north-west · Castle
Niepołomice Royal Castle is a Gothic castle from the mid-14th century, rebuilt in the late Renaissance style and called the second Wawel.
57 km south · Castle
Kežmarok Castle, also called Burg Kežmarok, Kesmark or Thököly Castle; Slovak Kežmarský zámok or Kežmarský hrad, is a castle, or town castle, in the…
36 km north-west · 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…
53 km south-east · Ruin
Zborov Castle is a ruined Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque era stone castle above the village of Zborov in Bardejov District, Prešov Region, in east…
52 km north-west · Castle
Dobczyce Castle is a castle in Dobczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is located on a rocky hill above Lake Dobczyce.
38 km north · 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…
28 km north · Ruin
Melsztyn Castle – the ruins of a castle on the Zamczysko hill above the Dunajec in the village of Melsztyn, in Gmina Zakliczyn, Tarnów County, Lesser…
43 km south · Ruin
The Plaveč castle (Hrad Plaveč or Plavečský hrad, Palocsai vár) is the ruins of a hilltop castle above the village of Plaveč in north-eastern…
30 km south-west · Ruin
Pieniny Castle, also known as the Castle of St. Kinga, is a ruined medieval Polish castle located near Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Lesser Poland…
+ 13 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
70 km south · Ruin · #101 worldwide
The ruins of Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia form one of the six largest castle sites in Slovakia.
72 km north-west · Castle · #136 worldwide
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland.
73 km north-west · Fortress
The Barbican is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls.
95 km north-west · Castle
Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, Poland, best known for its Renaissance castle.
73 km north-west · 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.
96 km north-west · Ruin
Tenczyn Castle, also known as Tęczyn Castle, is a medieval castle in the village of Rudno in the Polish Jura, Poland.
73 km south-east · Ruin
Šariš Castle is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance era stone castle above the town of Veľký Šariš in Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia.
73 km north-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…
83 km north-west · Castle
Korzkiew Castle is a fourteenth-century Romanesque castle located in Korzkiew, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland.
90 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…
80 km west · Castle
Sucha Beskidzka Castle or Sucha Castle is a Renaissance castle located in Sucha Beskidzka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
80 km east · Ruin
Kamieniec Castle is a 14th-century Gothic castle ruin, which was expanded in the 16th century in a Renaissance form.
+ 15 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q802.
The Castle Map atlas maps 57 landmarks (16 castles · 5 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 32 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Nowy Sącz, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Nowy Sącz Castle, a ruin 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Spiš Castle, ranked #101 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 70 km south from Nowy Sącz.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Wawel Castle, founded c. 970 — 72 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Poprad (70 km) · Kraków (73 km) · Prešov (80 km) · Košice (109 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
