🇵🇹 Portugal
45 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 Mateus Palace, 3 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Castle of Guimarães — #644 of 7,738 worldwide — 48 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Episcopal Palace, Braga, founded 388.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Portugal (42), Spain (3).
3 km east · Palace & château
The Mateus Palace is a palace located in the civil parish of Mateus, municipality of Vila Real, Portugal.
22 km south · Castle
The Castle of Lamego is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Lamego, in the municipality of Lamego, Portuguese district of Viseu.
20 km north · Castle
The Castle of Pena de Aguiar is a medieval castle, alternately the Castle of Aguiar da Pena, situated in the civil parish of Telões, in the…
48 km west · Castle
The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal.
48 km west · Palace & château
The Ducal Palace of the Braganza or Palace of the Dukes of Braganza is a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located…
55 km north-west · Castle
The Castle of Lanhoso is a medieval castle located in civil parish of Póvoa de Lanhoso, municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portuguese district of…
27 km west · Castle
The Castle of Arnóia, also known as the Castle of Arnoia, the Castle of the Moors or the Castle of Moreira, is a castle located in the civil parish…
45 km south-east · Castle
The Castle of Penedono is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Penedono e Granja, in the municipality of Penedono, Portuguese district of…
54 km north-east · Castle
Castle of Chaves is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves, district of Vila Real.
44 km south-east · Castle
The Castle of Numão is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Numão, municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Portuguese district of Guarda.
38 km east · Ruin
The Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães, normally shortened to Castle of Ansiães, is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Lavandeira, municipality of…
58 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Santo Estêvão is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santo Estêvão, municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese district of…
58 km south-east · Castle
Castelo de Longroiva is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
55 km north-east · Fortress
The Fort Nossa Senhora do Rosário, better known as Forte São Francisco of Chaves is located in the city of Chaves, in the Parish of Santa Maria…
56 km north-east · Fortress
Fort São Neutel is located in the Parish of Santa Maria Maior of the city of Chaves, District of Vila Real, in Portugal.
+ 2 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
79 km south-west · Castle
The Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a Portuguese castle in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, district of Aveiro.
74 km west · Palace & château
The Episcopal Palace is the residence of the bishops of Porto, in Portugal. The palace is located on a high elevation, near Porto Cathedral, and…
80 km west · Fortress
The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of…
78 km north · Ruin
Aquis Querquennis is a Roman fort in Ourense Province, Galicia. It was constructed circa 69-79 AD to house soldiers building the Via XVIII and was…
63 km north-west · Palace & château
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Braga, is a Portuguese episcopal palace in civil parish of Braga, in the municipality of the same name, in the northern…
95 km south-east · Ruin
The Castle/Fortress of Almeida is a fortress/castle situated in the civil parish of Almeida, in the municipality of Almeida in the Portuguese…
80 km south-east · Castle
The Castle of Castelo Rodrigo is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Castelo Rodrigo in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo,…
77 km north · Castle
The Castle of Monterrey is a 15th-century castle at Monterrei, in Ourense, Galicia.
88 km north-west · Ruin
The Castle of Castro Laboreiro is a Portuguese castle in civil parish of Castro Laboreiro, in the municipality of Melgaço.
74 km north-west · Castle
The Castle of Lindoso is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Lindoso, municipality of Ponte da Barca, in the Portuguese district of Viana do…
63 km north-west · Castle
Castle of Braga is a historical fortification and defensive line encircling the city of Braga.
86 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Vinhais is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Vinhais, municipality of Vinhais, Portuguese district of Bragança.
+ 16 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q503856.
The Castlemap atlas maps 45 landmarks (33 castles · 3 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Vila Real, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Mateus Palace, a palace 3 km east of the city centre.
Castle of Guimarães, ranked #644 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 48 km west from Vila Real.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Episcopal Palace, Braga, founded 388 — 63 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Guimarães (48 km) · Paredes (50 km) · Braga (63 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (66 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
