🇲🇪 Montenegro
23 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 Depedogen, 1 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Walls of Dubrovnik — #343 of 8,133 worldwide — 97 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Klobuk Fortress, founded c. 850.
The 100 km circle reaches into 4 countries — Montenegro (10), Croatia (6), Albania (5), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2).
16 km south-west · Ruin
Žabljak Crnojevića, commonly referred to as Žabljak, is an abandoned medieval fortified town in Montenegro.
1 km south-west · Fortress
The Ribnica Fortress is a historic Ottoman fortress located in the Stara Varoš neighborhood of Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro.
1 km west · Palace & château
Podgorica Royal Palace, also known as the Petrović Palace or Kruševac, is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the Royal House…
22 km south-west · Fortress
Lesendro is an island and a fortress in Skadar Lake in Montenegro. It is located near the small town of Vranjina.
48 km south-east · Ruin · #383 worldwide
Rozafa Castle or Shkodër Castle is a castle in the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania.
40 km west · Fortress
The fortifications of Kotor are an integrated historical fortification system that protected the medieval town of Kotor containing ramparts, towers,…
28 km west · Palace & château
The Cetinje Royal Palace is located in Cetinje, Montenegro, and for more than 50 years served as the seat of the Montenegrin Royal family.
58 km south · Castle
The Ulcinj Castle or Ulcinj Old Town is an ancient castle and neighborhood in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
46 km south-east · Ruin
Drisht Castle is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County,…
40 km south · Palace & château
Bar Royal Palace or Villa Topolica is a royal summer residence in Bar, Montenegro, owned by the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty.
56 km south-east · Fortress
Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian,…
38 km south-west · Ruin
Haj-Nehaj is a fortress in Montenegro, about 1 km north-west of Sutomore. The fortress lies at an altitude of 231 m above sea level.
42 km west · Fortress
Fort Vrmac is a former fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire located on the southern end of the Vrmac ridge near Tivat in Montenegro.
97 km west · Fortress · #343 worldwide
The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls surrounding the city of Dubrovnik in southern Croatia.
97 km west · Fortress
Fort Lovrijenac or St. Lawrence Fortress, Italian Fortezza di San Lorenzo, often called "Dubrovnik's Gibraltar", is a fortress and theater outside…
97 km west · Palace & château
The Sponza Palace, also called Divona, is a 16th-century palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
80 km south-east · Ruin
The Lezhë Castle is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is 186 metres.
96 km south · Ruin
The Rodoni Castle or Skanderbeg Castle is a castle in Albania. Rodoni Castle is at an elevation of 1 metre. Rodoni Castle is on the Cape of Rodon.
71 km west · Fortress
Sokol is the name of a medieval fortress located in the village of Dunave in Konavle, Croatia, underneath the eastern slopes of Sniježnica, near the…
97 km west · Fortress
Fort Revelin – a fort in the complex of fortifications of Dubrovnik, outside the circuit of the town walls.
96 km north-west · Castle
Ključ fortrass, locally known as Stari grad Ključ, is a medieval castle complex in the village of Ključ, Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
97 km west · Fortress
Saint John's Fortress is a fort-tower in the eastern corner of the town walls of Dubrovnik.
66 km north-west · Fortress
Klobuk is a medieval fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the karst plateau of Mirotinske grede, near the village of Klobuk,…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q23564.
The Castlemap atlas maps 23 landmarks (2 castles · 11 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 6 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Podgorica, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Depedogen, a fortress 1 km south-west of the city centre.
Walls of Dubrovnik, ranked #343 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 97 km west from Podgorica.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Klobuk Fortress, founded c. 850 — 66 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Nikšić (45 km) · Shkodër (46 km) · Prizren (124 km) · Durrës (126 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
