Sarmiento Castillo de los Condes Its construction dates from the second half of XV century. It is said that this castle was given together with the lordship by Henry II, D. Pedro Ruiz Sarmiento (Galician noble lineage), count it was after Ribadavia (losing the town of unappropriated Ribadavia their status, ie directly dependent on the crown, becoming the count's estate.) It still retains an important necropolis century stone IX-XII, apart from apes burials excavated in solid rock and a ninth-century tomb of the twelfth century. Missing the battlements, the famous tower of homage and any other sign of protection. The front door has an arc and sliding door in which they are the shields of the Sarmiento and Fajardo. It was abandoned in the seventeenth century, when the counts of Ribadavia took up residence in the palace that later would be named (Palace castle from santo domingo Ribadavia Castle of the interior wall of Ribadavia branch castle fireplace Ribadavia branch castle exterior lateral branch Ribadavia Castle of the interior wall of Ribadavia shoot aerial view of the castle of the counts Ribadavia branch Counts), located in the main square, but was connected with the castle through a door. From its highest point has an important hearing, where you can see the river Miño aviation and, apart from an important part of the town ribadaviense. Most of the capitals of the columns that decorated the interior of the castle are destroyed. The wall retains three of its five doors, Fence Gate (entrance to the castle), the New Gate (way to the river) and doorways (with driveway to the mill). left outer tower of the castle of the Counts of Ribadavia branch front of the castle towers of the counts of Ribadavia Data about the year 1202 according to studies, although other historians share the idea of the twelfth century. At present due to its dilapidated state, are being carried out restoration work in its entirety. Inside an auditorium was built, where the famous Venice celebrates International Theatre in July.