At the top of the town of Viana do Bolo, the remains of a medieval fortress in the form of a keep are preserved. It is without a doubt the axis around which Viana revolves. Ferdinand II rebuilt the fortress in 1180 after sporadic raids by the Arabs. During the Carlist wars the castle was loopholed to watch over the groups that roamed the area.

It was in the s. XVIII when a good part of the outer wall of the castle was demolished, leaving the tower as the town’s prison. Currently, only the Torre del Homenaje is preserved, which was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument on April 22, 1949. The Ethnographic Museum of Viana do Bolo is located in the Torre del Homenaje, where you can see a wide representation of the traditional popular culture of these lands.

Its funds are distributed in several sections: Popular architecture, home and domestic life, agricultural and livestock techniques and finally, traditional crafts and trades.

On the ground floor there is a small art gallery with paintings by painters such as Nelson Zumel and Sofía García Mares.