The most famous castle in Belgium is Royal Palace of Brussels, ranked #220 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Fort Eben-Emael and Royal Castle of Laeken.
The Castlemap atlas charts 40 castles, 27 fortresses, 18 palaces & châteaux and 4 ruins in Belgium. They span more than 12 centuries — from Castle of Vêves (founded c. 650) to Fort de Tancrémont (c. 1935). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Belgium.
Map of castles in Belgium
On the map they cluster thickest around Leuven — 78 within a 100 km day trip, then Brussels (77) and Namur (75). The northernmost is Fort Lillo, the southernmost Bouillon Castle — about 177 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Antwerp · Castles near Liège · Castles near Brussels · Castles near Leuven · Castles near Namur · Castles near Hasselt — and 8 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 89 landmarks mapped in Belgium, 77 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 19th century — 23 of them. 36 predate 1500 and 34 were built after 1700.
