The closest is Arsuf, 13 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Tower of David — #207 of 8,133 worldwide — 54 km south-east.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Israel (18), Palestine (10), Jordan (2).
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Castles near Tel Aviv
30 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 · #207 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…
- Golden Gate
55 km south-east · Fortress · #279 worldwide
The Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount, and one of only two Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem that used to…
- Walls of Jerusalem
54 km south-east · Fortress · #308 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…
- Damascus Gate
54 km south-east · Fortress
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a…
- 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…
- Jaffa Gate
54 km south-east · Fortress
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman…
- Lions' Gate
54 km south-east · Fortress
Lions' Gate, also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It leads into the Muslim Quarter of the Old City.
- Dung Gate
55 km south-east · Fortress
The Dung Gate, also known as Bab al-Maghariba, Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
- Mukataa Ramallah
45 km south-east · Palace & château
Mukataa is an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center, particularly in Palestine.
- Zion Gate
54 km south-east · Fortress
Zion Gate (Hebrew: שער ציון, Sha'ar Zion, باب النبي داود, Bab an-Nabi Dawud), also known in Arabic as Bab Sahyun or Bab Harat al-Yahud, is one of the…
- Herod's Gate
54 km south-east · Fortress
Herod's Gate is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It connects the Muslim Quarter inside of the old city to the eponymic…
- 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.
+ 3 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Machaerus
99 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…
- Cafarlet
64 km north · Ruin
Cafarlet or Capharleth or Kafr Lam is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type.
- 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,…
- 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 Castlemap atlas maps 30 landmarks (1 castle · 11 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 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 #207 of 8,133 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.