The most famous castle in Italy is Castel Sant'Angelo, ranked #17 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Palace of Caserta and Castel del Monte.
The Castlemap atlas charts 201 castles, 23 fortresses, 211 palaces & châteaux and 17 ruins in Italy. They span more than 42 centuries — from Udine Castle (founded c. 2300 BC) to Palazzo della Farnesina (1956). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Italy.
Map of castles in Italy
On the map they cluster thickest around Avezzano — 109 within a 100 km day trip, then L'Aquila (107) and Frosinone (104). The northernmost is Taufers Castle, the southernmost Donnafugata Castle — about 1,137 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Rome · Castles near Milan · Castles near Naples · Castles near Venice · Castles near Latina · Castles near Florence — and 14 more in the city index.
By region: Castles in Tuscany · Castles in Sicily · Castles in South Tyrol · Castles in the Aosta Valley.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 452 landmarks mapped in Italy, 367 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 16th century — 73 of them. 203 predate 1500 and 59 were built after 1700.
