# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/2675 "2021-09-11T17:29:16Z")

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Many well-known films have been shot in Spain, especially spaghetti westerns, although most of the typical desert settings are in Almería. This [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Almer%C3%ADa) entry has a list of films shot in Almería.

That includes The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, although many people don’t know that the shootout at the end was filmed way up north in an obscure location in the province of Burgos. This site has some photos. Notice how it’s much greener than the film sets in Almería:

> **[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly location reborn in Spain](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40718253)**
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> Fans have restored the Spanish location where the iconic western's final showdown was filmed.

I’ve always wanted to spend a couple of weeks there. It would make a great low-key trip because there’s not much except really good food, Romanesque architecture and peace and quiet.

Another Spanish location that shows up in a lot of films is an area called La Pedriza in the mountains near Madrid. Once you’ve seen it, it’s pretty easy to identify onscreen. Apparently, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was filmed in all three locations.

> **[A town out of a movie | Historical heritage | tourism Manzanares El Real](https://manzanareselreal.org/en/what-to-visit/historical-heritage/1000001000101/town-out-of-movie.1.html)**
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> Historical heritage, What to visit: The region of the Guadarrama Mountain Range was, and still is, one of the perfect locations for major film shoots and Manzanares El Real, a favourite for American and European directors.

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