Faraján - Málaga - Genal Valley
Faraján is located at the headwaters of the river Genal to 641 metres above sea level. Its municipal district has an area of 20 km2 and a population of 319 inhabitants.
Faraján borders on , Júzcar, Jubrique and .
Faraján is a very mountainous region and little suitable for the farming jobs from what in this village predominates the cattle farming, especially the one of pigs and the goat. However in both Banks of the river is abundant the chestnut, the pine tree and meadows of holm oaks and cork oaks.
The origins of Faraján go back to the Arab age and its name means “leafy or delightful place” when Faraján was a rest place. After Christian conquest, the village was deserted being repopulated by Christian families. After the War of Independence against the French (1.814), Faraján received the title “Villa” because of its courage and loyalty.
Monuments
Church of Virgen del Rosario
Archaeological Remains
Convent of Carmelitas
Cave of Almendaraches
Hermitage of Santo Niño
Church of San Sebastián
Real Fábrica del Molino
Gastronomy
In Faraján we can find many typical dishes such as the hot gazpachos, the cool gazpacho, the rabbit, the fried breadcrumbs, the thistles, the golden thistle and the slaughtering products.
How to get there
If you depart from Costa del Sol, by the Motorway AP-7 (N-340), off Manilva, you have to take the Motorway A-377 towards Ronda. When you arrive to Gaucín you have to continue by the Motorway A-369, that is the same road tan the previous one but with another nomenclature, until Atajate. To 10 kilometres from this village you have to turn off by the road MA-515, that lead us to Alpandeire, and from this village, by the road MA-516, you arrive to Faraján. If you depart from Ronda you have to take the Motorway A-369 towards Algeciras. To eight kilometres you will find the sign of the road MA-515, which leads you to Alpanderire, and from here, by the road MA-516, you get Faraján.
Distances
To Ronda 20 km
To Málaga 120 km
To Marbella 64 km
To Gaucín 40 km
To Cortes de la Frontera 36 km |
