The most famous castle in Ukraine is Livadia Palace, ranked #253 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Mariinskyi Palace and Vorontsov Palace (Alupka).
The Castlemap atlas charts 80 castles, 36 fortresses, 21 palaces & châteaux and 46 ruins in Ukraine. They span more than 19 centuries — from Qutlaq Fortress (founded 1 BC) to Swallow's Nest (1912). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Ukraine.
Map of castles in Ukraine
On the map they cluster thickest around Simferopol — 45 within a 100 km day trip, then Sevastopol (43) and Kamianets-Podilskyi (38). The northernmost is Palace of Rumyantsev-Zadunaiskyi in Vyshenky, the southernmost Kastropulo — about 807 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Sevastopol · Castles near Simferopol · Castles near Uzhhorod · Castles near Chernivtsi · Castles near Kamianets-Podilskyi · Castles near Ivano-Frankivsk — and 1 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 183 landmarks mapped in Ukraine, 135 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 17th century — 26 of them. 67 predate 1500 and 23 were built after 1700.
