Whitewashed farmhouse next to the Acinipo ruins, Ronda

Locations

Europe's only desert, the highest peaks of mainland Spain, two seas and a thousand years of architecture. Here is what each of the eight provinces offers.

El Torcal de Antequera at night under the Milky Way

Málaga

Coast, city and mountain

Our base. Costa del Sol, the old town and port, El Torcal, Caminito del Rey and Ronda all within two hours.

Centro históricoMuelle UnoCosta del SolEl TorcalCaminito del ReyRonda
Coord.
36.72 N · 4.42 W
From Málaga
Base
Best season
Year-round; mild winters
Permits
City council film office
1970s apartment towers on the Costa del SolRooftop with a rusted sign overlooking the seaTerraced building with orange awningsWhitewashed courtyard with wrought-iron balconies

Sevilla

Palaces, plazas and the river

Plaza de España, the Real Alcázar, Triana, the Guadalquivir river and the Roman ruins of Itálica.

Plaza de EspañaReal AlcázarTrianaGuadalquivirItálicaCarmona
Coord.
37.39 N · 5.98 W
From Málaga
2 h · 210 km
Best season
Oct–May; summer is very hot
Permits
Sevilla City Film Office

Granada

Heritage below the snow

The Alhambra and Albaicín, Sierra Nevada with snow from December to April, the Alpujarras and the Guadix badlands.

AlbaicínSacromonteSierra NevadaAlpujarrasGuadixCosta Tropical
Coord.
37.18 N · 3.60 W
From Málaga
1 h 30 · 125 km
Best season
All year; snow Dec–Apr
Permits
Granada film office
Horse-drawn carriage on a western town street, Tabernas

Almería

Desert and volcanic coast

The Tabernas desert, unique in Europe, and the volcanic coast of Cabo de Gata. A classic landscape for westerns and sci-fi.

TabernasCabo de GataMojácarSorbasAlcazabaNíjar
Coord.
36.84 N · 2.46 W
From Málaga
2 h · 205 km
Best season
Oct–May; very bright light
Permits
Almería Film Commission
Main street of a western townWhitewashed arcade building in the desertWooden-cross cemetery in the Tabernas desertPalm trees at sunset in an Almería riverbed
Trafalgar lighthouse and surf at Caños de Meca beach

Cádiz

Atlantic light and white villages

Atlantic beaches, the Bolonia dunes, Tarifa, the white villages and the sherry bodegas of Jerez.

Casco antiguoBoloniaTarifaVejerJerezGrazalema
Coord.
36.53 N · 6.29 W
From Málaga
2 h 30 · 235 km
Best season
Apr–Oct; wind in Tarifa
Permits
Cádiz Film Commission
Rider with two horses on the shoreline facing TarifaSurfer riding a wave on the Cádiz coastSurfer carrying a board against the sunsetWind turbines on the ridge at sunset, Tarifa

Córdoba

Mosque, patios and olive groves

The Mezquita, the Jewish quarter, patios, the Roman bridge, Medina Azahara and the olive-grove countryside.

JuderíaPuente romanoMedina AzaharaPatiosSubbéticaCampiña
Coord.
37.89 N · 4.78 W
From Málaga
1 h 45 · 160 km
Best season
Mar–Jun and Oct–Nov
Permits
Córdoba film office

Huelva

Marshes, mines and wild beaches

Doñana, marshes and wild beaches, the red landscape of the Riotinto mines and the Aracena hills.

DoñanaRiotintoAracenaMatalascañasEl RocíoMoguer
Coord.
37.26 N · 6.95 W
From Málaga
3 h 15 · 310 km
Best season
Oct–Jun
Permits
Provincial film office

Jaén

Seas of olive trees

Seas of olive trees, Renaissance Úbeda and Baeza, and the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park.

ÚbedaBaezaCazorlaSeguraOlivaresCastillos
Coord.
37.77 N · 3.79 W
From Málaga
2 h · 205 km
Best season
Oct–Jun
Permits
Provincial film office

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