Trending Castles — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed castles on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Neuschwanstein Castle. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,554,294
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Neuschwanstein Castle
castle in Bavaria, Germany, Europe
117,177
views
views
2
Tower of London
castle in central London, United Kingdom
72,526
views
views
3
Windsor Castle
historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK
63,688
views
views
4
Castel Sant'Angelo
castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
43,924
views
views
5
Akershus Fortress
former medieval castle in Oslo, Norway
38,310
views
views
6
Eltz Castle
Castle in Germany
38,188
views
views
7
Bran Castle
Medieval castle in Braşov county, Romania
35,233
views
views
8
Hohenzollern Castle
ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
29,771
views
views
9
Čachtice Castle
castle
29,222
views
views
10
Camelot
mythical castle and court associated with King Arthur
28,733
views
views
11
Prague Castle
castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century
27,482
views
views
12
Edinburgh Castle
castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
27,212
views
views
13
Bastille
former fortress in Paris, France
26,431
views
views
14
Malbork Castle
castle built in Prussia (now Poland) by the Teutonic Knights
25,924
views
views
15
Bamburgh Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom
25,798
views
views
16
Hofburg Palace
palace located in Vienna, Austria
24,846
views
views
17
Reales Alcázares
royal palace in Seville, Spain
24,221
views
views
18
Burg Altena
21,052
views
views
19
Slane Castle
Castle in Ireland
20,753
views
views
20
Alnwick Castle
castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK
18,954
views
views
21
Arundel Castle
castle in West Sussex, England, UK
18,753
views
views
22
Sforza Castle
castle in Milan, Italy
17,851
views
views
23
Wewelsburg
Renaissance castle in Germany, first built in 1123, rebuilt in today's form from 1603 to 1609, during the Nazi era used and rebuilt by the SS; today a museum and youth hostel
17,035
views
views
24
Lickleyhead Castle
castle located south of Auchleven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
16,948
views
views
25
Stirling Castle
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK
16,935
views
views
26
Shuri Castle
Ryukyuan gusuku castle
15,968
views
views
27
Heidelberg Castle
castle in Germany
14,892
views
views
28
Wartburg
castle in Eisenach, Germany
14,678
views
views
29
Krak des Chevaliers
Crusader castle near Homs, Syria
14,000
views
views
30
Hever Castle
Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
13,805
views
views
31
Azuchi Castle
one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga
13,765
views
views
32
Buda Castle
castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest
13,671
views
views
33
Königsberg Castle
castle in Königsberg
13,534
views
views
34
Habsburg Castle
castle on the Wülpelsberg in Habsburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
13,454
views
views
35
Marble Village Lockheart Castle
Japanese theme park
13,358
views
views
36
Belvoir Castle
historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK
13,356
views
views
37
Miramare Castle
castle in Trieste, Italy
13,160
views
views
38
Alamut Castle
castle in Qazvin County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
12,988
views
views
39
Ayton Castle
tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
12,648
views
views
40
Guédelon Castle
rebuilt medieval castle in France
12,627
views
views
41
Château Gaillard
French medieval castle in Les Andelys, Normandy
12,487
views
views
42
Wawel Castle
castle in Krakow, the former royal seat
12,455
views
views
43
Glamis Castle
castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
12,257
views
views
44
Manderley Castle
castle in Ireland
12,202
views
views
45
Royal Alcázar of Segovia
castle and museum of the Old City of Segovia (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage Site
12,027
views
views
46
Warwick Castle
medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK
11,544
views
views
47
Houska Castle
castle
10,904
views
views
48
Poenari Castle
castle
10,796
views
views
49
Castle of Pierrefonds
French castle
10,735
views
views
50
Tintagel Castle
castle in Cornwall, England, UK
10,466
views
views
51
Strancally Castle
country house in County Waterford, Ireland
10,443
views
views
52
Château de Vincennes
castle
10,327
views
views
53
Castle of Saint George
Moorish castle in Lisbon, Portugal
10,248
views
views
54
Rock of Cashel
walled enclosure in County Tipperary, Ireland, containing several churches and a castle
10,229
views
views
55
Fotheringhay Castle
ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK
10,119
views
views
56
Japanese castle
fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone
10,048
views
views
57
Alcazaba of Málaga
palatial fortification in Málaga
9,734
views
views
58
Palazzo dei Normanni
palace in Palermo, Italy
9,690
views
views
59
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
castle in Alsace, France
9,680
views
views
60
Kronborg Castle
castle in Helsingør, Denmark
9,508
views
views
61
Corvin Castle
Castle in Hunedoara, Romania
9,440
views
views
62
Caernarfon Castle
castle in Caernarfon, North Wales
9,381
views
views
63
Hohenwerfen Castle
castle in Austria
8,999
views
views
64
Vaduz Castle
palace and official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein
8,864
views
views
65
Orava Castle
castle in Slovakia
8,822
views
views
66
Urquhart Castle
castle that sits beside Loch Ness
8,561
views
views
67
Castle of Mey
castle in Caithness, Scotland
8,373
views
views
68
Predjama Castle
castle
8,285
views
views
69
Moritzburg Castle
castle in Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany
8,277
views
views
70
Dover Castle
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK
8,265
views
views
71
Königstein Fortress
fortress in Saxony, museum
8,227
views
views
72
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Medieval fortress and palace of the Knights in the historic center of Rhodes, Greece
8,140
views
views
73
Castel dell'Ovo
castle in Naples, Italy
8,132
views
views
74
Chillon Castle
moated castle in Veytaux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
8,076
views
views
75
Spiš Castle
castle in Slovakia
7,935
views
views
76
Hohensalzburg Fortress
fortress in Salzburg, Austria
7,862
views
views
77
Berkeley Castle
castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7,854
views
views
78
Castel Nuovo
castle in Naples
7,797
views
views
79
Nuremberg Castle
fortification
7,756
views
views
80
Conwy Castle
castle in Conwy, North Wales
7,752
views
views
81
Doune Castle
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK
7,522
views
views
82
Corfe Castle
fortification in Dorset, England, UK
7,503
views
views
83
Dunrobin Castle
castle in Golspie, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
7,472
views
views
84
Trosky Castle
castle in Liberec Region, Czech Republic
7,461
views
views
85
Gifu Castle
fortification
7,448
views
views
86
Dunnottar Castle
ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
7,252
views
views
87
Glücksburg Castle
château
7,153
views
views
88
Frankenstein Castle
castle in Hesse, Germany
7,120
views
views
89
Dublin Castle
castle
7,084
views
views
90
Elmina Castle
fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
6,987
views
views
91
Kimbolton Castle
country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand
6,967
views
views
92
Gravensteen
museum
6,861
views
views
93
Sudeley Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sudeley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
6,799
views
views
94
Shanhai Pass
pass in the Great Wall of China
6,751
views
views
95
Tarasp Castle
castle in Tarasp in the Swiss canton of Grisons
6,501
views
views
96
Saint Michael's Castle
former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia
6,453
views
views
97
Royal Castle in Warsaw
castle residency in Warsaw, Poland
6,431
views
views
98
Cardiff Castle
castle in Cardiff, Wales
6,372
views
views
99
Takeda Castle
ruined castle in Japan
6,328
views
views
100
Pontefract Castle
castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
6,261
views
views