[3] With its busy port, narrow streets and attractive old houses, the town is popular with tourists, particularly in the summer months.

Faaborg is first mentioned as Foburgh[4] in a document located in the French National Archives in Paris dated 25 June 1229.

It is a deed of gift that gives Faaborg and the south of Funen as a morning present to Eleanor of Portugal, from Valdemar II to his daughter-in-law.

Located on a promontory surrounded by water on three sides, the site was further protected by a moat and a town wall.

[9] With 50 employees, Dansk Vin- og Konservesfabrik (wine and canning) was the main business but traditional crafts and trading continued while the harbour was also enlarged.

Steamship links with Copenhagen and Southern Jutland were established and in the 1880s railway connections were ensured with the other towns on the island.

A few new industries emerged in food processing and metal working but tourism and services became the leading areas of growth.

[8] The harbour, old streets, historic mansions and town houses all make Faaborg a pleasant city for visitors.

[13] Faaborg Museum holds one of Denmark's most important art collections with works by the Funen Painters including Jens Birkholm, Peter Hansen, Johannes Larsen, and Anna and Fritz Syberg.

[14] Den gamle Gård on Holkegade provides insights into the town's cultural history, with exhibits depicting life in the 18th and 19th centuries.