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Tabernas
is a
village
that
nestles
between
the
Sierra
de
Alhamilla
and
Sierra
de
Filabres
in
Almeria.
The
area
is
probably
best
known
for
featuring
in
many
spaghetti
westerns
over
the
years.
It was
during
the
1960's
that
the
area
reached
its
peak
in
fame
with
more
than
100
films
being
shot
here
due to
the
fact
that
it is
the
only
European
desert.
Films
such
as "A
Fistful
of
Dollars",
"The
Good,
The
Bad
And
The
Ugly"
and "The
Magnificent
Seven"
all
used
this
landscape.
For
anyone
interested
in
film
there
are
various
film
sets
built
in the
nature
reserve
of the
Tabernas
Desert,
three
of
these
are
now
theme
parks,
Mini
Hollywood,
Texas
Hollywood
and
Western
Leone.
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The
climate
in
this
area
can
reach
the
extremes.
In the
summer
it is
quite
common
to
reach
45
degrees
and it
rarely
rains.
In the
winter
zero
degrees
is not
uncommon.
The
sunshine
is so
plentiful
that
since
1979
there
has
been a
solar
energy
research
station
located
here.
Tabernas
sits
within
an
arid
desert
area
and
boasts
some
interesting
buildings.
There
is a
ruined
Moorish
fort
dating
back
to the
11th
century
and an
elegant
parish
church,
dating
from
the
16th
and
17th
century.
The
Town
Hall
was
built
in the
18th
and
19th
century.
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in
Tabernas
include
St.Sebastian
on the
20th
January
and
the
Night
of the
Donkeys
on
Easter
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| Tabernas is the location for the theme park 'Mini Hollywood'. based on around 30 hectares, the park has more than 800 animals to see as well as a western film set. There are regular western shows every day. |
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