The closest is Arsuf, 13 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Tower of David (#206 of 9,035 worldwide) 54 km south-east.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries: Israel (16), Palestine (4), Jordan (2).
Israel
Castles near Tel Aviv
22 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 Tel Aviv
- Arsuf
13 km north · Ruin
Apollonia, known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the Mediterranean…
- Qula
17 km east · Ruin
Qula was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of Ramla.
- Migdal Afek
17 km east · Ruin
Migdal Afek, also Migdal Tsedek, is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin, Israel.
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Tower of David
54 km south-east · Fortress · #206 worldwide
The Tower of David, also known as the Citadel, is an ancient citadel and contemporary museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of…
- Walls of Jerusalem
54 km south-east · Fortress · #302 worldwide
The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent…
- Antonia Fortress
54 km south-east · Ruin
The Antonia Fortress was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief function was to…
- Herod's Palace at Jerusalem
54 km south-east · Ruin
Herod's Palace at Jerusalem was built in the last quarter of the 1st century BC by King Herod the Great of Judea from 37 BC to 4 BC.
- Castel National Park
47 km south-east · Ruin
Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, which consists of a fortified summit in the Judean Mountains, at the site of the former Palestinian…
- Minat al-Qal'a
37 km south-west · Ruin
Minat al-Qal'a is a medieval coastal fort protecting the port known as Ashdod-Yam, which was historically separate from Ashdod proper but whose…
- Caco
34 km north-east · Ruin
Caco is a 12th-century Crusader castle situated in present-day Israel, 15 km from Netanya and 3 km from the "Utopia" park and Kibbutz Bahan.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Machaerus
98 km south-east · Ruin
Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan.
- Hisham's Palace
68 km east · Ruin
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in…
- Belvoir Fortress
90 km north-east · Ruin
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on…
- Ajlun Castle
93 km east · Castle
Ajloun Castle, medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern Jordan.
- Château Pèlerin
71 km north · Fortress
Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit and Magdiel, is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres north of the modern Israeli…
- Alexandreion
64 km east · Ruin
Alexandreion, or Alexandrium, called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the…
- Qasr al-Basha
71 km south-west · Ruin
Qasr al-Basha, also known as Pasha's Palace Museum, Radwan Castle, and Napoleon's Fort, was a historic building in the Old City of Gaza, Palestine.
- Citadel of Acre
98 km north · Fortress
The Hospitaller commandery of Saint-Jean-d'Acre is a monumental complex founded by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights…
- Le Destroit
72 km north · Ruin
Le Destroit is a ruined medieval fortified road station, built by the Templars of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the early 12th century CE,…
- Cafarlet
64 km north · Ruin
Cafarlet or Capharleth or Kafr Lam is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type.
- Tel Afula
76 km north-east · Ruin
Tel Afula, Al-Fula – a Templar fortress lying in the Jezreel Valley, at the crossing of the routes from Jerusalem and Tiberias.
- Cypros
66 km south-east · Ruin
Cypros was a fort of Herod the Great. It stood on Tell Aqaba, north-west of the Dead Sea, just south-west of Jericho.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q33935.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Tel Aviv?
The Castle Map atlas maps 22 landmarks (1 castle · 4 fortresses · 17 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Tel Aviv, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Tel Aviv?
Arsuf, a ruin 13 km north of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Tel Aviv?
Tower of David, ranked #206 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 54 km south-east from Tel Aviv.
Nearby city guides: Ashdod (34 km) · Tulkarm (35 km) · Hadera (43 km) · Nablus (48 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.