Top rated castles
This list contains castles with at least 20 votes
| Castle name | Country | Location | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda Castle | Belgium | Celles, Namur | ★★★★★ |
| Citadel of Carcassonne | France | Carcassonne | ★★★★☆ |
| Bamburgh Castle | United Kingdom | Bamburgh, Northumberland | ★★★★☆ |
| Windsor Castle | United Kingdom | Windsor, Berkshire | ★★★★☆ |
| Pena Palace | Portugal | Sao Pedro de Penaferrim, Sintra | ★★★★☆ |
| De Haar Castle | Netherlands | Haarzuilens, Utrecht | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Saint-Germain-Beaupre | France | Saint-Germain-Beaupre, Creuse department | ★★★★☆ |
| Alcazar of Segovia | Spain | Segovia | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Chambord | France | Chambord, Loir-et-Cher department | ★★★★☆ |
| Alhambra | Spain | Granada | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Chenonceau | France | Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire department | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Angers | France | Angers | ★★★★☆ |
| Tower of London | United Kingdom | London | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Menthon-Saint-Bernard | France | Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute-Savoie department | ★★★★☆ |
| Altena Castle | Germany | Altena | ★★★★☆ |
| Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany | Hohenschwangau, Ostallgau | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Fontainebleau | France | Fontainebleau | ★★★★☆ |
| Nijenrode Castle | Netherlands | Breukelen, Utrecht | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg | France | Orschwiller, Alsace | ★★★★☆ |
| Walzin Castle | Belgium | Dinant, Namur | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Azay-le-Rideau | France | Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire department | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Fougeres | France | Fougeres, Ille-et-Vilaine department | ★★★★☆ |
| Featherstone Castle | United Kingdom | Northumberland county | ★★★★☆ |
| Edinburgh Castle | United Kingdom | Edinburgh, Scotland | ★★★★☆ |
| Gutenberg Castle | Switzerland | Balzers, Liechtenstein | ★★★★☆ |
| Heidelberg Castle | Germany | Heidelberg | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Chantilly | France | Chantilly, Oise department | ★★★★☆ |
| Bodiam Castle | United Kingdom | Robertsbridge, East Sussex | ★★★★☆ |
| Gravensteen | Belgium | Ghent | ★★★★☆ |
| Dover Castle | United Kingdom | Dover, Kent | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire | France | Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher department | ★★★★☆ |
| Chillon Castle | Switzerland | Veytaux, canton of Vaud | ★★★★☆ |
| Atalaya Castle | Spain | Villena, Province of Alicante | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Amboise | France | Amboise, Indre-et-Loire department | ★★★★☆ |
| Lincoln Castle | United Kingdom | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | ★★★★☆ |
| Lichtenstein Castle | Germany | Honau, Reutlingen | ★★★★☆ |
| Burg Rappottenstein | Austria | Rappottenstein, Lower Austria | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Pierrefonds | France | Pierrefonds, Oise department | ★★★★☆ |
| Eilean Donan Castle | United Kingdom | Eilean Donan island, Highland, Scotland | ★★★★☆ |
| Coca Castle | Spain | Coca, Province of Segovia | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of la Brede | France | La Brede, Gironde department | ★★★★☆ |
| Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite | Spain | Olite, Navarre | ★★★★☆ |
| Eltz Castle | Germany | Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Bonaguil | France | Saint-Front-sur-Lemance, Lot-et-Garonne department | ★★★★☆ |
| Aggstein Castle | Austria | Schonbuhel-Aggsbach,Melk | ★★★★☆ |
| Caerphilly Castle | United Kingdom | Caerphilly, South Wales | ★★★★☆ |
| Caernarfon Castle | United Kingdom | Caernarfon, North Wales | ★★★★☆ |
| Albertis Castle | Italy | Genoa | ★★★★☆ |
| The GateHouse | United Kingdom | Dover, Kent | ★★★★☆ |
| Hohenzollern Castle | Germany | Berg Hohenzollern, Bisingen | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle Stalker | United Kingdom | Argyll county, Scotland | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Puymartin | France | Marquay, Dordogne department | ★★★★☆ |
| Burg Kreuzenstein | Austria | Leobendorf, Lower Austria | ★★★★☆ |
| Alnwick Castle | United Kingdom | Alnwick, Northumberland | ★★★★☆ |
| Warwick Castle | United Kingdom | Warwick, Warwickshire | ★★★★☆ |
| Aragonese Castle | Italy | island of Ischia, Naples | ★★★★☆ |
| Beaumaris Castle | United Kingdom | Isle of Anglesey, Wales | ★★★★☆ |
| Hochosterwitz Castle | Austria | Sankt Georgen am Langsee, Carinthia | ★★★★☆ |
| Wartburg | Germany | Eisenach | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Fleckenstein | France | Lembach, Bas-Rhin department | ★★★★☆ |
| Aarburg Castle | Switzerland | Aarburg, canton of Aargau | ★★★★☆ |
| Durham Castle | United Kingdom | Durham | ★★★★☆ |
| Pfalzgrafenstein Castle | Germany | Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | ★★★★☆ |
| Arundel Castle | United Kingdom | Arundel, West Sussex | ★★★★☆ |
| Castle of Sedan | France | Sedan | ★★★☆☆ |
| Moritzburg Castle | Germany | Moritzburg, Meissen | ★★★☆☆ |
| Orford Castle | United Kingdom | Orford, Suffolk | ★★★☆☆ |
| Dunnottar Castle | United Kingdom | Aberdeenshire county, Scotland | ★★★☆☆ |
| Stirling Castle | United Kingdom | Stirling, Scotland | ★★★☆☆ |
| Herstmonceux Castle | United Kingdom | Herstmonceux, East Sussex | ★★★☆☆ |
| Wachsenburg Castle | Germany | Amt Wachsenburg, Ilm-Kreis | ★★★☆☆ |
| Castle of Landreville | France | Bayonville, Ardennes department | ★★★☆☆ |
| St Mawes Castle | United Kingdom | Falmouth, Cornwall | ★★★☆☆ |
| Riegersburg Castle | Austria | Riegersburg, Styria | ★★☆☆☆ |
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