The tiny village of Faraján is located is situated close to the Alto del Genal and on a hill called La colina de Don Fabriquein the Ronda area of Malaga Province. it lies between the mountains surrounding the Genal river-bed at 641 metres above sea level,It hasapopulation of justover 300. The name derives from an Arabic word meaning “Pleasant Place”. It is typical of other mountain towns in the area, with the type of low, whitewashed houses that prompted Ernest Hemingway to write about it as a town like “a white swan on a pool of hope.”

It is 25 kilometres from Ronda and 144 from Malaga.

The town centres around the beautiful Plaza de la Constitución and almost all the the streets lead to the Plaza.The Plaza is the centre of the town’s social life
. The Plaza is the centre of the town’s social life, and also where the church and the Town Hall is situated.

Places to be visited include
Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario
This church was built in 1505, refurbished in the 18th century and totally reconstructed about forty years ago, now with a single nave and flat ceiling, and a vaulted ceiling decorated in gesso covering the side chapel.

This small mountain village is surounded by oak, cork, chestnut and pine trees, with some remaining olive and almond groves, and in the river area, fruit and vegetable plots. It is a popular area for trekking and one of the best routes is the kilometre accent to the Romeral peak where you can see the remains of a Celtic settlement and some old Roman wall ruins. You can also see the Dolmen of El Romeral and the Cave of Los Almendaraches.

There is also a narrow and winding path down to an area known as Las Chorreras, where one can see two waterfalls 50 metres high on the Balastar stream where you can see the remains of an old Moorish mill

If you Contine down this path by the river, you will reach the River Genal, and a kilometre further on one can return to Faraján by the mill road, which is three kilometres long.

You can also take 4×4s along the Moclón mountain road that passes close to the Real Fábrica (Royal Factory) of El Molino.or along a route that passes near El Molino and crosses the Genal, arriving at the Chúcar irrigation channel, along the way being able to see the wonderful landscape at La Loza and Senegil.

FIESTAS
The most interesting of the traditional festivals in Faraján is on Good Friday, when the image of Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli is carried in procession through the streets, accompanied by the people of the town praying and singing songs in a festive spirit of religious belief and tradition. It is said that the Cristo de Medinaceli is the most miraculous in the world, and that all a penitent needs for eternal salvation is to have the face of Jesus look in his direction. One of the most emotional parts of the procession is when it stops for a moment at the junction of calles Amargura and Federico Sierra, where 50 years ago a woman of the town cleaned the face of Jesus of Medinaceli, reciting an ancient poem of 25 verses, asking that her petition be granted.

Another important festival in the town is that of its patron saint, San Sebastián, which takes place from August 4th to 6th. In a tradition that goes back to 1814, the festival of the other patron saint, the Immaculate Conception, is held in December