Frigiliana is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

 in southern Spain

Spain

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. The municipality is situated approximately 71 kilometres from Málaga

Málaga

Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

, the provincial capital, and approximately 6 kilometres from Nerja

Nerja

Nerja is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about 50 km east of Málaga.-History:...

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Main sights

• Historic centre, including the Mudéjar
  Mudéjar
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• Castle of Lizar (9th century)
• Hermitage of Santo Cristo de la Caña or of Ecce-Homo (18th century)
• Palacio de los Condes de Frigiliana or El Ingenio (16th century). is the site of the last working cane molasses factory in Europe
  Europe
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• Church of St. Anthony (1676)
• La Fuente Vieja (17th century)
• Real Expósito (1767)
• Palacio del Apero (17th century)
• Roman fort
• Archaeological findings from the Neolithic Age and the Roman and Phoenician civilizations.

Culture

For four days at the end of August each year, Frigiliana hosts the Festival of the Three Cultures (Festival de las Tres Culturas), celebrating the region's historic confluence and co-existence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions.