🇵🇹 Portugal
54 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 Fort of Alqueidão, 15 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Belém Tower — #40 of 8,133 worldwide — 35 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Castle of Saint George, founded c. 150 BC.
Every one of them stands in Portugal — the country page shows the full national picture.
20 km south-west · Fortress
The Redoubt of Mount Cintra, commonly known as the Fort of Sacavém, is located in the town of Sacavém in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon…
15 km west · Fortress
The Fort of Alqueidão, also known as Forte Grande, is located about 2 kilometres south of the parish of Sobral de Monte Agraço, in the municipality…
35 km south-west · Fortress · #40 worldwide
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of…
40 km south-west · Palace & château · #118 worldwide
The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.
29 km south-west · Castle · #183 worldwide
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the…
40 km south-west · Palace & château · #283 worldwide
Quinta da Regaleira [ˈkĩtɐ ðɐ ˈʁɨɣɐlɐjɾɐ] is a quinta constructed from 1904 to '10 and located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal.
30 km west · Palace & château · #359 worldwide
The Palace of Mafra, also known as the Palace-Convent of Mafra and the Royal Building of Mafra, is a monumental Baroque and Neoclassical…
39 km south-west · Palace & château
The Palace of Sintra, also called Town Palace, is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
33 km south-west · Palace & château
The Palace of Queluz is an 18th-century palace located at Queluz, a city of the Sintra Municipality, in the Lisbon District, on the Portuguese…
39 km south-west · Castle
The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality…
34 km south-west · Palace & château
The Belém Palace, officially the National Palace of Belém, is the current official residence of the president of Portugal, the head of state of…
33 km south-west · Palace & château
The Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal.
30 km south-west · Palace & château
The São Bento Palace is the seat of the Assembly of the Republic, the parliament of Portugal. It is located in the Estrela district of Lisbon.
30 km south-west · Ruin
Ribeira Palace was the main residence of the Kings of Portugal, in Lisbon, for around 250 years.
+ 24 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
77 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do…
87 km north-east · Castle
Tomar Castle is a national monument in the Santarém District of Portugal. Built on a hill above the town of Tomar and the river Nabão on land donated…
90 km north · Castle
The Castle of Leiria is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes, municipality of Leiria, Beira Litoral.
68 km north-west · Fortress
The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest…
75 km south-east · Castle
The Castle of Montemor-o-Novo is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, municipality of…
89 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Abrantes overlooks the city of Abrantes, in the municipality of Abrantes in the district of Santarém, Ribatejo, divided between the two…
73 km north · Fortress
The Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo is situated in Nazaré, Oeste region of Portugal.
95 km east · Castle
The Castle of Avis is a Portuguese medieval castle in civil parish of Avis, in the municipality of the same name, in the Alentejo district of…
90 km east · Castle
The Castle of Arraiolos is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Arraiolos, municipality of Arraiolos, in the Portuguese district of Évora.
76 km south-east · Castle
The Castle of Alcácer do Sal is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, in the municipality of Alcácer do…
84 km north-east · Castle
The Ourém Castle is a Portuguese castle in Ourém, Santarém. It has been listed as a National monument since 1910.
74 km north · Castle
Castelo de Porto de Mós is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. The monument was visited by 26,800 people in 2022.
+ 4 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q917326.
The Castlemap atlas maps 54 landmarks (20 castles · 15 fortresses · 14 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Vila Franca de Xira, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Fort of Alqueidão, a fortress 15 km west of the city centre.
Belém Tower, ranked #40 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 35 km south-west from Vila Franca de Xira.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Castle of Saint George, founded c. 150 BC — 29 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Torres Vedras (29 km) · Lisbon (30 km) · Sintra (39 km) · Santarém (41 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
