FAVARA, a town of Sicily, in the province of Girgenti, is situated 5 miles E.S.E. of Girgenti in a mountainous district nexr the Hypas, a tributary of the Acragas. It possesses a beautiful old chateau of the Charamonti family, built in the 14th century. In the neighbourhood of Favara there are large sulphur mines, marble quarries, and deposits of bitumen; and it has also a considerable trade in grain and fruits. The population in 1871 was 15,197.