Spanish Western Filming Locations
Where was Spanish Western filmed? Spanish Western was filmed in 4 locations across Spain in the following places:
Spanish Western Filming Locations
Almería is a city in southeast Spain. The Alcazaba is an imposing Moorish fortress overlooking the city. The fortified, 16th-century Almería Cathedral has a Gothic ribbed ceiling. The Museum of Almería displays archaeological finds from across the region. Underground lies a network of tunnels, the Civil War Shelters of Almería. The English Cable is a huge iron pier and symbol of the city’s former mining industry.
Los Albaricoques is a Spanish village in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park – one of the White Towns of Andalusia. It was used as a location for the movie For a Few Dollars More in which it was called Agua Caliente.
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.
Tabernas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as the name of the principal town of the municipality. It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films and TV series.
Spanish Western (2014)
During the 60s and 70s, more than 600 westerns were filmed in the Tabernas desert, in Almería, which represented a change in the modus vivendi of the region as well as a global showcase for its landscapes. One of the most famous films was "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".