Watching a movie over the festive interval whereas sitting on the couch making an attempt to digest an excessive amount of meals is a convention tens of millions of Britons shall be experiencing over the following few days.

However whether or not the film you’re watching is a traditional, or a modern-day blockbuster, there’s a good likelihood it could have been filmed not in Hollywood, however maybe nearer to the place you final went on vacation.

That is as a result of Almeria in Spain, an space liked by British travellers searching for a sunny break, can also be the situation the place lots of of films have been filmed since as early because the Nineteen Forties.

Certainly a complete city has sprouted out the Tabernas Desert, in Almeria, which turned a most popular vacation spot for administrators eager to make the proper cowboy movie.

Iconic director Sergio Leone filmed some probably the most all-American movies in historical past, A Fist Filled with {Dollars}, Few {Dollars} Extra, and As soon as Upon a Time within the West all in a area hundreds of miles away from the actual USA.

The wealthy historical past of Westerns being made in Almeria has led to the creation of Fort Bravo, an American wild west-style village that welcomes vacationers who wish to transport themselves to a distinct time and place.

To enter the Oasys Mini Hollywood Theme Park, the place the Western village is located and reside exhibits are placed on all through the day, it prices round £18.67 (22.50 euros) for adults and £10.37 (12.5 euros) for youngsters.

Guests can really feel like they’re Clint Eastwood chasing the unhealthy guys, or think about themselves a part of a time in historical past that by no means truly occurred in Europe.

In fact, movies are all about make-believe and some fantasy movies and TV exhibits have additionally used the Spanish desert panorama as a backdrop, together with one in every of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first main roles as Conan the Barbarian and, extra not too long ago, the filming of an episode of Recreation of Thrones.

Within the HBO TV present, the sparse panorama was used to mirror the homeland of the fierce horseback-based folks, the Dothraki.

There’s even a Hollywood-style stroll of fame in Almeria, with stars emblazoned on the promenade by the ocean, marking nice names comparable to Sophia Loren, Ridley Scott and Catherine Deneuve.

For a Few {Dollars} Extra – 1965 – directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood

As soon as Upon a Time within the West – 1968 – directed by Sergio Leone and starring Henry Fonda and Claudia Cardinale

Pink Solar – 1971 – starring Charles Bronson and Ursula Andress

Antony and Cleopatra – 1972 – starring Charlton Heston

Conan the Barbarian – 1982 – starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow

By no means Say By no means Once more – 1983 – starring Sean Connery and Kim Basinger

The NeverEnding Story – 1984 – directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Indiana Jones and the Final Campaign – 1989 – by driector Steven Spielberg, and starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery

Horny Beast – 2000 – starring Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman

Recreation of Thrones – 2016 season 6 – the desert of Tabernas turned the land of the Dothraki