🏙 Towns & cities
Tabernas
municipality of the province of Almería, in Spain
🇪🇸 Spain · 37.0499, -2.3914
Tabernas is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Tabernas, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.
8 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Tabernas rather than at Tabernas itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The outdoor scenes of many spaghetti Westerns, especially those with a relatively higher budget, were shot in Spain, in particular the Tabernas desert of Almería and Colmenar Viejo and Hoyo de Manzanares.”
Movies filmed in Tabernas
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009
- Adiós, Sabata 1970
- Killer Tongue 1996
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Tabernas as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966
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For a Few Dollars More
1965
“The film was shot in Tabernas, Almería, Spain, with interiors done at Rome's Cinecittà Studios.” Wikipedia
- Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014
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The Sisters Brothers
2018
“The film started shooting in early June 2017 in the Spanish city Almería, and continued the shoot throughout the summer in Tabernas, Navarre and Aragon.” Wikipedia
- 800 Bullets 2002
Movies filmed elsewhere in Tabernas
8 productions shot at 2 places inside Tabernas, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Tabernas itself.
- A Fistful of Dollars Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 1964
- Once Upon a Time in the West Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 1968
- Red Sun Tabernas Desert 1971
- Shalako Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 1968
- Strange Way of Life Tabernas Desert 2023
- Straight to Hell Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 1987
- Dakota Joe Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 1967
- Rescue Under Fire Tabernas Desert per Wikipedia 2017
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Almería
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality and capital of the province of Almeria, Spain
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Tabernas Desert
🇪🇸 Spain
desert in Spain
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
🇪🇸 Spain
nature park in Almería Province, Spain
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🏙 Towns & cities
Rioja
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality in Almería, Spain
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gádor
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality of Spain
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Mónsul Beach
🇪🇸 Spain
beach in Almería province, Spain
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Tabernas?
17 productions are recorded as filmed in Tabernas, 8 of them at places inside it, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and Adiós, Sabata (1970). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Tabernas?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), covered by 68 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Tabernas?
Tabernas is in Spain, at 37.0499, -2.3914.
What other filming locations are near Tabernas?
Almería, Tabernas Desert, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, Rioja and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.