CountryThe most famous castle in Ukraine is Livadia Palace, ranked #258 of 9,079 in the world — followed by Mariinskyi Palace and Vorontsov Palace (Alupka).
The Castle Map atlas charts 65 castles, 28 fortresses, 28 palaces & châteaux and 74 ruins in Ukraine. They span more than 19 centuries — from Qutlaq Fortress (founded c. 1 BC) to Swallow's Nest (1912). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Ukraine.
How many castles are there in 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 Ivano-Frankivsk (42). 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 Ivano-Frankivsk · Castles near Chernivtsi · Castles near Kamianets-Podilskyi — and 1 more in the city index.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 195 landmarks mapped in Ukraine, 181 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 17th century — 31 of them. 87 predate 1500 and 32 were built after 1700.
