Colmenar Viejo

Colmenar Viejo is a located 35km north of Madrid. The Dehesa De Navalvillar, is located nearby and it is here that many Spaghetti Westerns and other movies have been shot. It is a natural area located in the municipality of Colmenar Viejo, Madrid. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, protected to the north by the San Pedro hill.

It has featured in the epic movies El Cid and Spartacus. The Lega-Michelena western village (For a Few Dollars More) located here but now its ruins lie beside a milatary base. The area featured a fort (The Seven From Texas) to the north that was designed and built by José Luis Galicia and Jaime Pérez Cubero. Only a few remnants remain of the fort. El Rancho de Cubero-Galicia (Les Pétroleuses) was also designed and built by José Luis Galicia and Jaime Pérez Cubero. This ranch featured in many spaghetti westerns. The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is across the road from the park and featured in The Mercenary and other spaghetti westerns.

Further info:

• Madrid municipalities
• Wikipedia page

How to find it:

• GPS: 40.700611, -3.767278
• Google Maps
• Directions: From Madrid, take M-607 heading north, take the M625 heading north for about 2km.

Memorable scenes filmed here:

Clint arrives in White Rocks (FAFDM)

Spaghetti Western movies filmed here: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, Django, The Big Gundown, The Mercenary, Face to Face, Navajo Joe, Light The Fuse... Sartana Is Coming, Bandidos, The Bounty Killer, Matalo, Forgotten Pistolero, Kill the Wicked, A Bullet for Sandoval, The Hellbenders, Requiem for a Gringo, Blood for a Silver Dollar, El Desperado, The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe, Garringo, Long Live Your Death, Dead Men Don't Count, Go for Broke, Prey of Vultures, Fifteen Scaffolds for a Killer etc.

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