The most film-making towns in Spain

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Spain is known for its natural and architectural beauty, which together with its good climate, the large number of daylight hours and its rich history, make it

.

In addition, the distances are not excessively great, which allows the same production to enjoy very different landscapes with short and cheap trips.

These are some of the towns that have hosted some of the brightest stars in the seventh art.

Chinchon (Madrid)

"I want to be buried in Chinchón".

After the death of

on October 10, 1985, various media outlets echoed the wish of the legendary director, who shot

and

there .

The idea was discarded by his family because they considered that the cost of transporting the body was too much.

In his

, surrounded by 234 green balconies belonging to 400 different owners, Welles walked cigar in hand in the direction of one of the local restaurants to devour everything that came his way.

He knew all the eating houses, but he had a favorite: the

, where he stamped his signature.

More recently, in 2021,

,

,

and

filmed in the town under

.

The film,

will be released in June 2023 and will join the brand new list of titles that make up

or

, among others.

Round (Malaga)

And where do the remains of Orson Welles finally rest?

In Round.

farm

, owned by the bullfighter

.

Welles had sought his inspiration in the town of Málaga, as had

,

and

.

At the beginning of the century, Ronda's stories of bandits, smugglers and bullfighters attracted Hollywood producers and they went there to shoot

,

or

.

He also lent his landscapes and locations to

anymore

, even though the action of

's James Bond film was set in Japan.

Taverns (Almeria)

Precisely Sean Connery was a great lover of Spain, coming to have a house in Marbella for 30 years, known as Finca Malibú.

He also shot numerous films throughout the Iberian Peninsula.

Working on

, the delicious film by

, allowed him to get to know Navarra and attend the 1975 Sanfermines accompanied by none other than

, the film's co-star.

But it was in the south, particularly Almería, where he worked the most: he shot up to five films

(he himself recommended that the team finish filming in Andalusia) and

.

In several of them, Tabernas has a prominent place.

It was in the desert that bears his name (and which it shares with

and

broke out

.

Since the 1960s, hundreds of productions have chosen its arid landscapes after the success of the

by

,

and

:

,

or

.

The only desert in Europe extends for 280 square kilometers and brings together the 14 towns

, built expressly for the filming of films.

Hence the nickname of

and the fame of being one of the best outdoor sets in the world.

or

are a small part of the works shot in Almeria.

Peniscola (Castellon)

On November 14, 1960, the filming of

declared by

a "film of national interest".

The dictator made available to the powerful and controversial American producer

all the resources he needed: he could shoot in any castle or walled city in Spain he wanted, use thousands of soldiers as extras and have any state horse he needed.

Directed by

and starring

and

, both stars got along horribly wrong in a shoot that took place in

and

, in whose 13th century castle the great final battle was filmed.

Films have been filmed in this town in the Valencian Community since 1913, when it was the scene of

.

It was followed by films such as

,

and series like the

and

.

Trujillo (Caceres)

The

are the powerful attractions that have led directors from all over the world to choose its monumental and landscape setting as a setting for their projects.

Its historic center

and its past makes it a true

: all civilizations have left their mark on the city and its surroundings: Vetons, Romans, Arabs, Jews, Christians...

or

These are some of the films that turned on their cameras and spotlights in the Plaza Mayor, the walls that rise on the Cabeza de Zorro hill or the Church of San Francisco.

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