Castle of Lindoso was built during the reign of King Afonso III (king of Portugal), by the year 1250 is supposed, integrate it into its defense policy of border areas, which was later extended in the reign of King Dionisio. This castle played an important role during the War of Restoration of Independence of Portugal, and in this context, they did various works of modernization.

Since the seventies of the twentieth century, they were classified as a national monument and performed his works and restoration, nowadays use for cultural activities promoted by the municipality, in the Peneda-Geres National Park and the Military Museum Lindoso Castle Porto