The world's fortresses
Every fortress in our write-ups, all 291 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 142
Kruje
Forchtenstein Castle
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Prague Castle
Vysehrad
Patarei Sea Fortress
Suomenlinna
Besancon Citadel
Carcassonne
Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire
Fougeres Castle
Sedan Castle
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress
Marienberg Fortress
Spandau Citadel
Veste Coburg
The Great Siege Tunnels
Acrocorinth
Aigosthena Fortress
Ioannina Castle
Koules Fortress
Methoni Castle
Monemvasia
Palamidi Fortress
Buda Castle and the Castle Hill
Borgarvirki
Grianan of Aileach
Bard Fortress
Castel Sant'Angelo
Civitella del Tronto
Fenestrelle Fortress
Elizabeth Castle
Daugavpils Fortress
Liepaja Karosta
Gediminas Tower
Kaunas Ninth Fort
Plokstine Missile Base
The Bock Casemates
Victoria and the Cittadella
Soroca Fortress
Bourtange
The Dutch Water Defence Lines
Akershus Fortress
Bergenhus Fortress
Fredriksten Fortress
Kristiansten Fortress
Vardohus Fortress
Almeida Fortress
Elvas Fortifications
Marvao
The Kazan Kremlin
The Three Towers of Monte Titano
Golubac Fortress
Bratislava Castle
Avila's Medieval Walls
Dalt Vila, Ibiza Town
Gormaz Castle
Jaca Citadel
Lorca Castle
The Roman Walls of Lugo
Munot Fortress
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Bashtova Fortress
Elbasan Castle
Himara Castle
Venetian Tower of Durres
Kufstein Fortress
Citadel of Namur
Doboj Fortress
Kljuc Fortress
Srebrenik Fortress
Asen's Fortress
Baba Vida Fortress
Cherven Fortress
Hisarya
Ovech Fortress
Shumen
Tsari Mali Grad
Barone Fortress
Brod Fortress
Durdevac Old Town
Klis Fortress
Knin Fortress
Medvedgrad Fortress
Nehaj Fortress
Sisak Fortress
Sokol Grad
St Michael's Fort, Ugljan
St Michael's Fortress
St Nicholas Fortress, Šibenik
The Walls of Ston
Josefov Fortress
Spilberk Castle
Fredericia Ramparts
Fyrkat Viking Ring Fortress
Kastellet
Trelleborg Viking Fortress
Lappeenranta Fortress
Oro Fortress Island
Monostor Fortress
Szigetvar Fortress
Haj-Nehaj Fortress
Zabljak Crnojevica
Markovi Kuli
Srebrna Gora Fortress
Sagres Fortress
Valença Fortress
Alba Carolina Citadel
Deva Fortress
Enisala Fortress
Făgăraș Citadel
Neamț Citadel
Poenari Citadel
Râșnov Citadel
Rupea Citadel
Suceava Fortress
Astrakhan Kremlin
Izborsk Fortress
Kolomna Kremlin
Naryn-Kala Citadel
Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Novgorod Detinets
Peter and Paul Fortress
Pskov Krom
Ryazan Kremlin
Staraya Ladoga Fortress
Tobolsk Kremlin
Tula Kremlin
Verkhoturye Kremlin
Zaraysk Kremlin
Bač Fortress
Maglič Fortress
Ram Fortress
Smederevo Fortress
Boden Fortress
Karlsborg Fortress
Landskrona Citadel
Varberg Fortress
Akkerman Fortress
Khotyn Fortress
Medzhybizh Fortress
Asia 81
Amberd Fortress
Punakha Dzong
Trongsa Dzong
Jiayuguan Fort
The Fujian Tulou
The Great Wall of China
Xi'an City Wall
Shatili
Agra Fort
Amber Fort
Gwalior Fort
Kumbhalgarh Fort
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
The Red Fort, Delhi
Fort Rotterdam
The Forts of Banda Neira
Bahla Fort
Nizwa Fort and Souq
Rohtas Fort
Fort San Andres
Fort San Pedro
Fort Santa Isabel
Fort Santiago
Fort Canning Park
Gongsanseong Fortress
Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon
Namhansanseong
The Seoul City Wall
Galle Fort
Hisor Fortress
Alanya Castle
Qasr Al Hosn
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
Lori Berd
Smbataberd Fortress
Alinja Castle
Idrakpur Fort
Lalbagh Fort
Abuli Fortress
Ananuri Fortress
Gonio Fortress
Khertvisi Fortress
Petra Fortress
Surami
Ujarma Fortress
Tung Chung Fort
Buton Fortress
Fort Amsterdam
Fort Marlborough
Saparua
Ternate
Arg-e Bam
Kalat-e Naderi
Rayen Citadel
Koshoy-Korgon
A Famosa and St Paul's Hill
Fort Cornwallis
Fort Margherita
Kota Kuala Kedah
St John's Fort
Derawar Fort
Kot Diji Fort
Ranikot Fort
Umerkot Fort
Busosanseong Fortress
Geumjeongsanseong Fortress
Haemieupseong Fortress
Jinjuseong Fortress
Ondal Sanseong Fortress
Sangdangsanseong Fortress
Halabiye
Yamchun Fortress
Afyon Castle
Ankara Citadel
Çeşme Castle
Pigeon Island
Rumeli Fortress
Rumkale
Sinop Fortress
Yedikule Fortress
Africa 24
Elmina Castle
The Cape Coast and Elmina Castles
Cacheu
Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Thaba-Bosiu
Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat
High Knoll Fort
The Ksour of Tataouine
Santa Cruz Fort
Massangano Fortress
Citadel of Qaitbay
Citadel of Saladin
Pharaoh's Island
Qasr El-Ghueita
Dar el-Bahar
Kasba Tadla
Mazagan Portuguese Fortress
Mehdia Kasbah
Taourirt Kasbah
Telouet Kasbah
The Kasbah of Tangier
The Portuguese Cistern of El Jadida
The Ramparts of Taroudant
Monastir Ribat
Americas 43
Fort Zoutman
Fort Charlotte
Fort Montagu
The Garrison
The Royal Naval Dockyard
The Halifax Citadel
Fort George
El Morro and La Cabaña
Fortaleza Ozama
Fortaleza San Felipe
Fort Jacques
The Citadelle and Sans-Souci
Fort Charles
Campeche
Fuerte San Lorenzo
Portobelo
Kuélap
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Fortín Conde de Mirasol
Brimstone Hill Fortress
Pigeon Island National Landmark
Fort Louis
Fort Charlotte
Fort Amsterdam
Alcatraz Island
The Alamo
Blackbeard's Castle
