Latvia
24 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 Riga Castle, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Rundāle Palace (#254 of 9,035 worldwide) 60 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Lielvārde Castle, founded c. 1201.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries: Latvia (23), Lithuania (1).
1 km north-west · Castle
Riga Castle is a castle on the banks of River Daugava in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The castle was founded in 1330.
12 km north · Fortress
Daugavgrīva fortress is a fortress built in Swedish Livonia in the 17th century.
12 km north · Ruin
Daugavgrīva Castle is a former monastery converted into a castle, located at Vecdaugava oxbow on the right bank of Daugava, in the northern part of…
13 km south-east · Ruin
Vecdole Castle is a castle on the Daugava River in the Salaspils Parish of Salaspils Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.
18 km south-east · Ruin
Salaspils Castle was an Order castle of the Livonian Order, built somewhat south of the town of Salaspils on the bank of the Daugava.
60 km south · Palace & château · #254 worldwide
Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace.
40 km south-west · Palace & château
Jelgava Palace or historically Mitau Palace is the largest Baroque-style palace in the Baltic states, located in Jelgava, Latvia.
52 km north-east · Castle
Turaida Castle is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the opposite bank of the Gauja River from…
51 km north-east · Ruin
Sigulda Medieval Castle ruins are located on the edge of the Gauja valley in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.
51 km north-east · Palace & château
Sigulda Castle, also known as Sigulda New Castle, is a castle in Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.
50 km north-east · Ruin
The Krimulda Castle is located just outside Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is a tourist attraction.
57 km south · Palace & château
Mežotne Palace is a manor house located in the Mežotne Parish of Bauska Municipality, in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
53 km west · Palace & château
Šlokenbeka Castle is a fortified manor in the Smārde Parish of Tukums Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia.
52 km south-east · Ruin
Lielvārde Castle is a castle in Lielvārde, a town in Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.The castle was built at the steep bank of…
81 km north-east · Ruin
Cēsis Castle is one of the most iconic and best preserved medieval castles in Latvia.
61 km south · Castle
Bauska Castle is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska.
92 km south-east · Castle
Biržai Castle is a 16th century castle in Biržai, northern Lithuania. It is located in Aukštaitija region, Panevėžys County.
67 km north-east · Castle
Lielstraupe Castle is a castle in Straupe Parish, Cēsis Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.
70 km west · Castle
Jaunpils Castle is a castle in Jaunpils Parish, Tukums Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
62 km south-west · Ruin
Dobele Castle is a castle in the town of Dobele in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
74 km south-east · Ruin
Aizkraukle Castle is a ruined medieval castle, located on the right bank of the river Daugava in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, to the west of the…
87 km south-east · Ruin
Koknese Castle is a complex in Koknese, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, dating from the 13th century.
91 km north · Fortress
Salacgrīva fortress was a medieval castle located on the right bank of the Salaca river, in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia.
68 km south-west · Ruin
Hofzumberge Castle was a castle of the Livonian commandery of Doblen, later a castle of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q1773.
The Castle Map atlas maps 24 landmarks (6 castles · 2 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 11 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Riga, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Riga Castle, a castle 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Rundāle Palace, ranked #254 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 60 km south from Riga.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Lielvārde Castle, founded c. 1201: 52 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Kaunas (228 km) · Vilnius (262 km) · Tallinn (279 km) · Alytus (283 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
