Tabernas

Tabernas, Spain
Country	Spain
Community	Andalusia
Municipality	Almería
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Úbeda González (PSOE)
Area
• Total	281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	3,410
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Tabernas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as the name of the principal town of the municipality. It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films and TV series. The three film sets in the area: Fort Bravo, Western Leone, Mini Hollywood attract a modest number of tourists. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, an old church, and a refurbished Teatro Municipal.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1999	3,241	—
2000	3,210	−1.0%
2001	3,204	−0.2%
2002	3,217	+0.4%
2003	3,110	−3.3%
2004	3,180	+2.3%
2005	3,410	+7.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Cinema

"Wild West" cemetery in "Yucca City" in the desert of Tabernas

The Desert Tabernas, because of its similarities with the North American deserts like the Far West of the American West, northern Africa, the Arabian deserts, and its lunar landscape, served from 1950s and onwards for the shooting of many films and westerns (the spaghetti westerns) making the area famous around the world.

See also: List of films shot in Almería

External links

• Cinema Studios Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood

• Template:Es icon Tabernas - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• Template:Es icon Tabernas - Diputación Provincial de Almería