Trending Castles — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed castles on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Neuschwanstein Castle. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,347,728
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Neuschwanstein Castle
castle in Bavaria, Germany, Europe
165,830
views
views
2
Tower of London
castle in central London, United Kingdom
109,473
views
views
3
Beaufort Castle
crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
102,700
views
views
4
Windsor Castle
historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK
98,352
views
views
5
Castel Sant'Angelo
castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
59,610
views
views
6
Bran Castle
Medieval castle in Braşov county, Romania
48,436
views
views
7
Akershus Fortress
former medieval castle in Oslo, Norway
47,483
views
views
8
Eltz Castle
Castle in Germany
45,364
views
views
9
Camelot
mythical castle and court associated with King Arthur
43,014
views
views
10
Edinburgh Castle
castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
42,759
views
views
11
Hohenzollern Castle
ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
41,960
views
views
12
Prague Castle
castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century
39,612
views
views
13
Malbork Castle
castle built in Prussia (now Poland) by the Teutonic Knights
38,961
views
views
14
Bamburgh Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom
38,606
views
views
15
Bastille
former fortress in Paris, France
37,628
views
views
16
Hofburg Palace
palace located in Vienna, Austria
34,768
views
views
17
Reales Alcázares
royal palace in Seville, Spain
32,735
views
views
18
Čachtice Castle
castle
32,332
views
views
19
Arundel Castle
castle in West Sussex, England, UK
29,609
views
views
20
Alnwick Castle
castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK
28,887
views
views
21
Stirling Castle
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK
27,646
views
views
22
Strancally Castle
country house in County Waterford, Ireland
26,581
views
views
23
Lickleyhead Castle
castle located south of Auchleven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
25,979
views
views
24
Slane Castle
Castle in Ireland
25,438
views
views
25
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
23,485
views
views
26
Sforza Castle
castle in Milan, Italy
23,207
views
views
27
Krak des Chevaliers
Crusader castle near Homs, Syria
23,117
views
views
28
Belvoir Castle
historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK
23,042
views
views
29
Hever Castle
Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
22,820
views
views
30
Alamut Castle
castle in Qazvin County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
21,293
views
views
31
Burg Altena
21,083
views
views
32
Shuri Castle
Ryukyuan gusuku castle
20,716
views
views
33
Habsburg Castle
castle on the Wülpelsberg in Habsburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
20,206
views
views
34
Heidelberg Castle
castle in Germany
20,128
views
views
35
Warwick Castle
medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK
19,838
views
views
36
Buda Castle
castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest
19,785
views
views
37
Manderley Castle
castle in Ireland
19,703
views
views
38
Glamis Castle
castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
19,485
views
views
39
Königsberg Castle
castle in Königsberg
18,987
views
views
40
Ayton Castle
tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
18,499
views
views
41
Wawel Castle
castle in Krakow, the former royal seat
18,445
views
views
42
Wartburg
castle in Eisenach, Germany
17,915
views
views
43
Guédelon Castle
rebuilt medieval castle in France
17,874
views
views
44
Tintagel Castle
castle in Cornwall, England, UK
17,764
views
views
45
Azuchi Castle
one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga
17,554
views
views
46
Houska Castle
castle
17,309
views
views
47
Fotheringhay Castle
ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK
17,226
views
views
48
Royal Alcázar of Segovia
castle and museum of the Old City of Segovia (Spain), UNESCO World Heritage Site
17,076
views
views
49
Miramare Castle
castle in Trieste, Italy
16,726
views
views
50
Château Gaillard
French medieval castle in Les Andelys, Normandy
16,598
views
views
51
Rock of Cashel
walled enclosure in County Tipperary, Ireland, containing several churches and a castle
16,205
views
views
52
Caernarfon Castle
castle in Caernarfon, North Wales
15,835
views
views
53
Poenari Castle
castle
15,696
views
views
54
Castle of Mey
castle in Caithness, Scotland
15,120
views
views
55
Japanese castle
fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone
15,012
views
views
56
Château de Vincennes
castle
14,808
views
views
57
Castle of Saint George
Moorish castle in Lisbon, Portugal
14,497
views
views
58
Kronborg Castle
castle in Helsingør, Denmark
14,375
views
views
59
Marble Village Lockheart Castle
Japanese theme park
13,863
views
views
60
Castle of Pierrefonds
French castle
13,696
views
views
61
Urquhart Castle
castle that sits beside Loch Ness
13,590
views
views
62
Hohenwerfen Castle
castle in Austria
13,557
views
views
63
Dover Castle
medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK
13,440
views
views
64
Corvin Castle
Castle in Hunedoara, Romania
13,424
views
views
65
Glücksburg Castle
château
13,297
views
views
66
Orava Castle
castle in Slovakia
13,297
views
views
67
Conwy Castle
castle in Conwy, North Wales
13,262
views
views
68
Alcazaba of Málaga
palatial fortification in Málaga
13,247
views
views
69
Vaduz Castle
palace and official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein
12,992
views
views
70
Corfe Castle
fortification in Dorset, England, UK
12,988
views
views
71
Berkeley Castle
castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
12,630
views
views
72
Elmina Castle
fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
12,272
views
views
73
Dunrobin Castle
castle in Golspie, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
12,270
views
views
74
Palazzo dei Normanni
palace in Palermo, Italy
11,995
views
views
75
Doune Castle
castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK
11,837
views
views
76
Spiš Castle
castle in Slovakia
11,818
views
views
77
Trosky Castle
castle in Liberec Region, Czech Republic
11,818
views
views
78
Predjama Castle
castle
11,710
views
views
79
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
castle in Alsace, France
11,633
views
views
80
Dunnottar Castle
ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
11,583
views
views
81
Dublin Castle
castle
11,358
views
views
82
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
medieval fortress and palace of the Knights in the historic center of Rhodes, Greece
11,254
views
views
83
Kimbolton Castle
country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand
11,200
views
views
84
Sudeley Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sudeley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
11,155
views
views
85
Chillon Castle
moated castle in Veytaux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
11,037
views
views
86
Nuremberg Castle
fortification
11,032
views
views
87
Hohensalzburg Fortress
fortress in Salzburg, Austria
11,025
views
views
88
Moritzburg Castle
castle in Moritzburg, Saxony, Germany
10,721
views
views
89
Raby Castle
medieval castle in England
10,600
views
views
90
Pembroke Castle
medieval castle in Wales
10,519
views
views
91
Bodiam Castle
14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK
10,437
views
views
92
Shanhai Pass
pass in the Great Wall of China
10,429
views
views
93
Castel dell'Ovo
castle in Naples, Italy
10,338
views
views
94
Frankenstein Castle
castle in Hesse, Germany
10,302
views
views
95
Castel Nuovo
castle in Naples
10,288
views
views
96
Gravensteen
museum
10,276
views
views
97
Old Sarum
site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England
10,251
views
views
98
Cardiff Castle
castle in Cardiff, Wales
10,189
views
views
99
Königstein Fortress
fortress in Saxony, museum
9,998
views
views
100
Pontefract Castle
castle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
9,908
views
views