Portugal
51 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 — #636 of 9,079 worldwide — 48 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Citânia de Sanfins, founded c. 450 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Portugal (48), 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.
54 km north-west · Ruin
The Citânia de Briteiros is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros…
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…
54 km west · Ruin
The Citância de Sanfins is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Sanfins de Ferreira in the…
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.
+ 4 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…
82 km west · Ruin
Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the…
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…
71 km west · Palace & château
The Palace of Freixo is a former-residence in the civil parish of Campanhã, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
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,…
74 km north-west · Castle
The Tower of Penegate, is a 3-storey quadrilateral tower, located in the civil parish of São Miguel de Carreiras in municipality of Vila Verde, in…
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.
+ 20 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 Castle Map atlas maps 51 landmarks (35 castles · 3 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 8 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 #636 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 48 km west from Vila Real.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Citânia de Sanfins, founded c. 450 BC — 54 km 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.
