Wild West sets and the Tabernas Desert

Hire a car for your second and final day in Almería and explore the incredible landscape that surrounds the city. Just half an hour's drive out of city, the A-92 motorway takes you into the heart of the Desierto de Tabernas, Europe's only desert. A barren and beautiful wilderness of sun-scorched cliffs and dunes, Tabernas sees less than 200 milimetres (8 inches) of rain per year and is largely responsible for making Almería Europe's warmest city. Tabernas's rugged beauty has earned it a starring role in several classic films, especially during the 1960s and 1970s when many Hollywood productions were shot there. The most famous of these films were the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood. Today, you can visit three of the Wild West sets that were created for these films: Oasys MiniHollywood, Fort Bravo and Western Leone. Reenactments of gun fights are staged and you can even have your photo taken dressed up as a cowboy or cowgirl. Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Spain [caption id="attachment_1831882" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] rsz_1rsz_olive_tree

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