El puente Filming Locations
Where was El puente filmed? El puente was filmed in 7 locations across Spain in the following places:
El puente Filming Locations
Tembleque is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2010 census, the municipality had a population of 2 390 inhabitants, but it has since declined.
Ciudad Real is a city in central Spain, south of Madrid. The 14th-century Puerta de Toledo is one of the city's original Mudéjar-era gates. The Quixote Museum is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes’ classic Spanish novel, “Don Quixote.” The Gothic-style San Pedro Church is noted for its Moorish decorations. The Cathedral of Santa María del Prado has 13th-century features, a vast nave and an elaborate Baroque altarpiece.
Granada is a city in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's known for grand examples of medieval architecture dating to the Moorish occupation, especially the Alhambra. This sprawling hilltop fortress complex encompasses royal palaces, serene patios, and reflecting pools from the Nasrid dynasty, as well as the fountains and orchards of the Generalife gardens.
Jaén is a city in southern Spain. It's known for its olive oil production, and for its fortresses, including medieval Santa Catalina Castle. The Renaissance-style Jaén Cathedral holds the Holy Veil, said to have been used to wash Christ’s face. In the Palacio de Villardompardo, the Arab Baths Cultural Center includes an 11th-century bathhouse and 2 museums. The San Ildefonso Church has several striking altarpieces.
Madrid, Spain's central capital, is a city of elegant boulevards and expansive, manicured parks such as the Buen Retiro. It’s renowned for its rich repositories of European art, including the Prado Museum’s works by Goya, Velázquez and other Spanish masters. The heart of old Hapsburg Madrid is the portico-lined Plaza Mayor, and nearby is the baroque Royal Palace and Armory, displaying historic weaponry.
Málaga is a port city on southern Spain’s Costa del Sol, known for its high-rise hotels and resorts jutting up from yellow-sand beaches. Looming over that modern skyline are the city’s 2 massive hilltop citadels, the Alcazaba and ruined Gibralfaro, remnants of Moorish rule. The city's soaring Renaissance cathedral is nicknamed La Manquita ("one-armed lady") because one of its towers was curiously left unbuilt.
Toledo is an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. The capital of the region, it’s known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian monuments in its walled old city. It was also the former home of Mannerist painter El Greco. The Moorish Bisagra Gate and the Sol Gate, in Mudéjar style, open into the old quarter, where the Plaza de Zocodover is a lively meeting place.
El puente (1977)
A car mechanic travels to the south of Spain, to Torremolinos, with the idea of enjoying the so-called "bridge" (a business day that is between two holidays and is taken free by people).