Austria
75 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 Burgruine Federaun, 5 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Predjama Castle — #175 of 9,079 worldwide — 92 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Hochosterwitz Castle, founded 860.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Austria (53), Slovenia (18), Italy (4).
6 km north-east · Ruin
Landskron Castle is a medieval hill castle northeast of Villach in the state of Carinthia, Austria.
16 km east · Palace & château
Schloss Velden is a castle in the Austrian tourist resort of Velden am Wörther See, Carinthia.
9 km south-east · Ruin
Finkenstein Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Finkenstein, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
5 km south · Ruin
Burgruine Federaun is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. The former bambergic fortification is located directly above the historically important…
10 km east · Ruin
Aichelberg Castle is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It crowns an 850 m spur in the Ossiacher Tauern, north-east of Wernberg, from which it once…
18 km south-east · Ruin
Burgruine Ras is a ruined castle in Carinthia, Austria. It was first documented in 1171.
13 km east · Ruin
Burgruine Hohenwart is a ruinous medieval castle south of the village of Köstenberg in Carinthia, Austria, first mentioned in 1144/1149 and probably…
15 km south-west · Ruin
Burgruine Straßfried is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. It is located next to the Austrian–Italian border by Arnoldstein in Carinthia.
50 km east · Castle · #324 worldwide
Hochosterwitz Castle is a castle in Austria, considered one of Austria's most impressive medieval castles.
34 km south-east · Castle · #371 worldwide
Bled Castle is a medieval castle built on a precipice above the city of Bled in Slovenia, overlooking Lake Bled.
59 km north · Castle
Mauterndorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mauterndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is situated at an altitude of 1,138 metres.
55 km north · Castle
Moosham Castle is a medieval castle near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Austria.
33 km north-west · Palace & château
Schloss Porcia is a castle in Spittal an der Drau, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
57 km south-east · Palace & château
Brdo Castle near Kranj, usually simply Brdo Castle, is an estate and a mansion in the Slovenian region of Upper Carniola west of the village of…
51 km north · Castle
Finstergrün Castle is a castle in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Burg Finstergrün is 1,087 metres above sea level.
34 km south-west · Fortress
The Kluže Fortress is a fort near the town of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia.
46 km east · Ruin
Burgruine Taggenbrunn is a castle in Carinthia, Austria. Burgruine Taggenbrunn is 616 metres above sea level.
49 km north-east · Castle
Schloss Straßburg is a castle in Straßburg, Carinthia, Austria. Schloss Straßburg is 754 metres above sea level.
57 km north-east · Ruin
Burgruine Petersberg is a castle in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. Today the castle is home to the Friesach City Museum, which features exhibits about…
34 km north-west · Ruin
Sommeregg is a medieval castle near Seeboden in the Austrian state of Carinthia, Austria.
+ 22 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
92 km south · Castle · #175 worldwide
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola.
82 km south-east · Castle · #349 worldwide
Ljubljana Castle is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a key landmark of the town.
96 km south · Castle
Duino Castle is a fourteenth-century fortification located in the village of Duino, located in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina, near Trieste,…
85 km south · Castle
Branik Castle, also known as Rihemberk Castle, is a 13th-century castle above the village of Branik, near the city of Nova Gorica in southwestern…
89 km south-west · Fortress
Palmanova is a town and comune in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy.
86 km west · Castle
Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is 711 metres above sea level.
97 km east · Ruin
Žovnek Castle is a castle northeast of Braslovče, Slovenia. It lies above Lake Žovnek.
80 km south-east · Palace & château
Tivoli Castle, originally called Podturn Manor, is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
81 km east · Castle
Wolfsberg Castle, today also Henckel-Donnersmarck Castle, stands on a knoll in the north of the town of Wolfsberg in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
77 km south-west · Castle
The Udine Castle is a historical building in Udine, Northern Italy, built on a hill in the historical center of the city.
69 km east · Ruin
The Burg Griffen is a castle on a 130m/427 ft-high limestone mountain above the town of Griffen in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
63 km south-east · Castle
Strmol Castle is a castle located at the foot of Dvorjanski hrib near the villages of Češnjevek, Grad and Dvorje, in the Municipality of Cerklje na…
+ 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 Q483522.
The Castle Map atlas maps 75 landmarks (27 castles · 2 fortresses · 10 palaces & châteaux · 36 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Villach, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Burgruine Federaun, a ruin 5 km south of the city centre.
Predjama Castle, ranked #175 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 92 km south from Villach.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Hochosterwitz Castle, founded 860 — 50 km east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (36 km) · Udine (77 km) · Ljubljana (81 km) · Graz (132 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
