{"id":76731,"date":"2024-02-08T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitanddo_1790.test\/?p=76731"},"modified":"2026-10-01T05:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:14:31","slug":"what-to-see-in-frigiliana-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-to-see-in-frigiliana-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Frigiliana with children: 10 things to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product\"><div class=\"product\">\n<p><strong>Frigiliana is great for children<\/strong>: The old town is pedestrianised; everything is close together and you can walk around it in a couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The only thing you need to know before you go:<\/strong> The Moorish quarter is <strong>full of steps<\/strong>. With a baby, <strong>a baby carrier, not a pushchair<\/strong>. With that sorted, it\u2019s a perfect plan.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Ten things to do, starting with a seated ride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Cobbled streets in the old town of Frigiliana\" class=\"wp-image-76528\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-frigiliana-1.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El Barribarto, the best-preserved Moorish quarter in M\u00e1laga.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>1. The Three Cultures Train<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Start here if the children are young<\/strong>, because it saves you the first bit of the climb and they love it.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tourist train that departs from the <strong>Plaza del Ingenio<\/strong> and takes you on a panoramic tour of the village. <strong>\u20ac3 for adults and \u20ac2 for children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It also helps you find your way round: you can see where you\u2019re going to walk next.<\/p>\n\n<h3>2. The Moorish quarter<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s called <strong>Barribarto<\/strong> and it is <strong>designated a Historic Site<\/strong>. It is the best-preserved Moorish-Mudejar quarter in the province.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The trick to making sure children don\u2019t get tired:<\/strong> there are people on the streets <strong>numbered ceramic panels<\/strong> which recount the history of the Moorish rebellion in instalments. <strong>Turn it into a treasure hunt<\/strong> It works like this: they drag you along to find the next one.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Plaza de las Tres Culturas<\/strong> It is the centre of everything, and from there you can see the sugar mill.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3. The viewing points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Views from a viewpoint in Frigiliana over the valley and the sea\" class=\"wp-image-76523\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miradores-frigiliana.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two specific examples, to cut a long story short:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>El Mirador de la Iglesia<\/strong>, alongside Saint Anthony of Padua.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Santo Cristo Viewpoint<\/strong>, with the Higuer\u00f3n valley and the sea in the background.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can get there by strolling along the main streets; there\u2019s no need to walk far.<\/p>\n\n<h3>4. El Ingenio, Europe\u2019s last sugar factory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Cane honey from Frigiliana\" class=\"wp-image-76520\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/miel-de-cana.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now that really is unique:<\/strong> the factory <strong>Our Lady of Mount Carmel<\/strong>, known as <strong>El Ingenio<\/strong>, is <strong>the only one in Europe that still produces cane honey<\/strong> made from sugar cane.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a museum: it\u2019s a working factory, housed in a 16th-century building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And if you can choose a date:<\/strong> the <strong>4 May is Cane Honey Day<\/strong>, where you can watch the food being prepared. It\u2019s the best day of the year to bring children along.<\/p>\n\n<h3>5. The village of Acebuchal, \u00abthe lost village\u00bb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"White houses in the village of El Acebuchal\" class=\"wp-image-76727\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aldea-el-Acebuchal.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And here\u2019s the best story you can tell a child during the whole journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El Acebuchal was a hamlet of mule drivers and charcoal burners, <strong>a stopping place for traders travelling from M\u00e1laga to Granada<\/strong>. He was about <strong>200 inhabitants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 1949, the Civil Guard expelled them all.<\/strong> It was not during the Civil War, as is sometimes claimed, but <strong>ten years later<\/strong>: it was suspected that the neighbours were providing food and shelter to <strong>the Maquis<\/strong>, the guerrillas who were still hiding in these mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The village stood empty for half a century.<\/strong> No water, no electricity, falling apart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then, in 1998, one of those who had left returned:<\/strong> <strong>Antonio Garc\u00eda, \u00abEl Zumbo\u00bb<\/strong>, and his wife Virtudes began to rebuild it <strong>by hand, without water or electricity, until 2003<\/strong>. Other families followed suit. <strong>There are now nearly thirty renovated houses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>20 minutes\u2019 drive<\/strong> from Frigiliana, or <strong>about a two-hour walk<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is reached via a dirt track<\/strong>, narrow and winding. Take it slowly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>There is no mobile signal.<\/strong> Let someone at home know before you go upstairs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An administrative curiosity:<\/strong> although you can get there from Frigiliana, <strong>is part of the municipality of C\u00f3mpeta<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>6. The Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"The Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountain ranges near Frigiliana\" class=\"wp-image-76728\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sierras-de-Tejeda-Almijara-y-Alhama.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Frigiliana is right at the entrance to the park, with short footpaths winding through olive and almond groves that are ideal for children. <strong>Water, a cap, and set the distance to suit your pace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring is when it\u2019s at its best<\/strong>, with the almond trees in bloom.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7. Craft workshops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Handcrafted pottery from Frigiliana\" class=\"wp-image-76525\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ceramica-frigiliana.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the old town there are workshops selling <strong>pottery and weaving<\/strong> where you can watch the craftspeople at work, and some of them offer <strong>ceramic painting activities<\/strong> for children. There is one next to the Plaza de las Tres Culturas.<\/p>\n\n<h3>8. The Festival of the Three Cultures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Flags of the Frigiliana Festival of the Three Cultures\" class=\"wp-image-76622\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Festival-3-culturas-Frigiliana-banderas.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Four days in August<\/strong> celebrating the town\u2019s Christian, Jewish and Muslim cultures: music, a market and a parade. <strong>It has a family-friendly atmosphere<\/strong> and many of the activities are free.<\/p>\n<p>Full details at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/frigiliana-3-cultures-festival\/\">the 3 Cultures Festival in Frigiliana<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>9. The beach, ten minutes away<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Maro Beach near Frigiliana\" class=\"wp-image-76729\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/playas-de-frigiliana-maro.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Frigiliana has no coastline, but <strong>The beaches at Nerja and Maro are a quarter of an hour away<\/strong>. The plan of visiting the town in the morning and going to the beach in the afternoon works really well with children.<\/p>\n<p>Which ones to choose, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/best-beaches-near-frigiliana\/\">the best beaches near Frigiliana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/best-beaches-in-nerja\/\">those in Nerja<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>10. Nerja and its caves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Balcony of Europe in Nerja\" class=\"wp-image-72452\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/excursion-nerja-y-frigiliana-desde-malaga.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten minutes away: the <strong>Balcony of Europe<\/strong> and <strong>the Nerja Caves<\/strong>, which are a sure-fire hit with children \u2014 huge stalactites and an atmosphere of adventure, all without any effort. \u2014.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-to-see-in-nerja\/\">what to see in Nerja<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/caves-of-nerja\/\">the Nerja Caves<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>For a meal<\/h2>\n<p>In the old town, there are terraces with views and simple dishes. <strong>Try the desserts made with cane honey<\/strong>, which is the people\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional conduct advice:<\/strong> Go for a walk first, then have a bite to eat. Hills with a car full of children aren\u2019t quite the same.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to organise your day<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Park downstairs.<\/strong> It\u2019s not possible within the town centre; there are car parks in the lower part and you have to walk up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go in the morning or late in the day.<\/strong> At midday in summer, with children and hills, it\u2019s tough.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closed-toe footwear<\/strong>, that the cobblestones are slippery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A complete tour of the village, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-to-see-and-do-in-frigiliana\/\">Things to see and do in Frigiliana<\/a>. And the whole region in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/villages-of-the-axarquia-of-malaga\/\">the villages of the Axarqu\u00eda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Without driving through the mountains<\/h2>\n<p>We are a local tour operator based in M\u00e1laga with over 50 years\u2019 experience organising trips around Andalusia. <strong>When you\u2019ve got children, not driving is half the battle won:<\/strong> The day trip combines Nerja and Frigiliana, with transport from M\u00e1laga and the Costa del Sol, a guide and <strong>a glass of wine with tapas in Frigiliana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>More white villages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/the-route-to-the-5-white-villages-of-malaga\/\">The Route of the Five White Villages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Is it possible to visit Frigiliana with a pushchair?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a slog. The Moorish quarter is full of steps and the streets are cobbled and sloping, so it\u2019s much more practical to carry a rucksack. Alternatively, the Three Cultures Train departs from Plaza del Ingenio and takes you on a scenic tour of the village for \u20ac3 for adults and \u20ac2 for children.<\/p>\n\n<h3>What is El Ingenio de Frigiliana?<\/h3>\n<p>The Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen factory is the only one in Europe that still produces cane honey from sugar cane. It is housed in a 16th-century building in the centre of the village and is not a museum, but a working factory. On 4 May, Cane Honey Day is celebrated, with the production process taking place in full view of the public.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Why was the village of Acebuchal abandoned?<\/h3>\n<p>Because in 1949 the Civil Guard ordered the eviction of its nearly 200 inhabitants, suspecting that they were providing food and shelter to the maquis, the anti-Franco guerrillas hiding in these mountains. This did not happen during the Civil War, as is often claimed, but a decade later. The village lay deserted for half a century, until 1998, when one of its former residents, Antonio Garc\u00eda \u00abEl Zumbo\u00bb, began to rebuild it.<\/p>\n\n<h3>How do you get to Acebuchal from Frigiliana?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s about a twenty-minute drive or a two-hour walk. You reach it via a narrow, winding dirt track, so it\u2019s best to drive slowly. Bear in mind that there is no mobile phone coverage in the village and that, although it is accessed from Frigiliana, it belongs administratively to the municipality of C\u00f3mpeta.<\/p>\n\n<h3>When is the Frigiliana Festival of the Three Cultures?<\/h3>\n<p>It takes place in August and lasts four days. It celebrates the coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Muslim cultures in the village with music, a market and street activities. It has a family-friendly atmosphere and much of the programme is free, although it is advisable to check the programme each year as the dates vary.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Does Frigiliana have a beach?<\/h3>\n<p>No, the village is in the mountains and doesn\u2019t have its own coastline. 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