España se alza, una vez más, como un enorme plató al aire libre donde la historia, la fantasía y la vida cotidiana se entrelazan bajo el agradable clima mediterráneo. El país ofrece escenarios tan diversos que inspiran a cineastas y guionistas de todo el mundo. Cada piedra, cada callejuela y cada paisaje cuentan una historia propia, capaz de transportarnos a reinos imaginarios, comedias entrañables o dramas épicos.
Esta riqueza paisajística y arquitectónica no solo ha dotado de magia a producciones internacionales, sino que también ha revitalizado pueblos con encanto, proyectándolos al foco turístico y cultural. Concretamente, hoy te traemos siete pueblos que han cobrado protagonismo gracias a la gran y pequeña pantalla, traspasando fronteras y convirtiéndose en auténticos reclamos turísticos.
1. Peñíscola – Juego de Tronos
Las imponentes murallas de Peñíscola, en la provincia de Castellón, fueron transformadas en la ciudad ficticia de Meereen para la sexta temporada de Juego de Tronos. Concretamente, se utilizaron lugares tan emblemáticos, como el Castillo de Peñíscola y el Parque de la Artillería, para recrear las calles y plazas de la ciudad ficticia, donde se desarrollan escenas con Tyrion, Varys, Missandei y Gusano Gris.
Además, ha albergado rodajes de otros grandes clásicos como Calabuch (1956) y Mataharis (2007), lo que le ha hecho ganarse el título de “escenario privilegiado del Mediterráneo”.
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Una vista aérea de Peñíscola
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Imagen de Peñíscola, en Castellón.
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Peñíscola (Castellón)
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2. Ayna – Amanece, que no es poco
Este pequeño pueblo de la Sierra del Segura en Albacete se convirtió en el plató de Amanece, que no es poco (1989), la comedia surrealista de culto de José Luis Cuerda. Las calles empedradas y la plaza mayor sirvieron de marco para dar vida a ese pueblo de costumbres absurdas y diálogos inolvidables. De hecho, son muchos los cinéfilos españoles que todavía se acercan a lo que se conoce como la “ruta amanecista” para conocer los escenarios del rodaje.
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Ayna, conocida como 'La Suiza manchega', está ubicada en un paisaje que combina las montañas y el mundo fluvial.
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3. Guadalix de la Sierra – Bienvenido Mr. Marshall
La clásica comedia Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (1953), de Luis García Berlanga, situó a Guadalix de la Sierra en el mapa cinematográfico. La estación de tren, la iglesia y las casas blanqueadas al estilo manchego captaron el humor y la crítica social de la España de los años cincuenta, inmortalizando al municipio en la historia del cine. Ahora, el pueblo honra al director con esculturas y placas conmemorativas que recuerdan cómo un tren y un conjunto escultórico se convirtieron en protagonistas junto a sus vecinos.
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GUADALIX DE LA SIERRA MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 19: A street in the municipality of Guadalix de la Sierra, on 19 October, 2021 in Guadalix de la Sierra, Community of Madrid, Spain. The municipality of Guadalix de la Sierra was the setting for the 1953 filming of Luis Garcia Berlanga's 'Bienvenido Mr. Marshall'. The film shows the life and society of the time, with its own load of satire and criticism of the U.S. Marshall Plan. Its filming marked the beginning of the opening of Franco's regime to other foreign countries and many of the extras who appear in the film were inhabitants of Guadalix. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Luis Garcia Berlanga, born in 1921. The filmmaker's work, like 'Bienvenido Mr. Marshall', has great relevance for the history of Spanish cinema and culture. (Photo By Rafael Bastante/Europa Press via Getty Images
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GUADALIX DE LA SIERRA MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 19: A poster with a scene from the film 'Bienvenido Mr. Marshall', at the Town Hall of Guadalix de la Sierra, on 19 October, 2021 in Guadalix de la Sierra, Community of Madrid, Spain. The municipality of Guadalix de la Sierra was the setting for the 1953 filming of 'Bienvenido Mr. Marshall', by Luis Garcia Berlanga. The film shows the life and society of the time, with its own load of satire and criticism of the U.S. Marshall Plan. Its filming marked the beginning of the opening of Franco's regime to other foreign countries and many of the extras who appear in the film were inhabitants of Guadalix. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Luis Garcia Berlanga, born in 1921. The filmmaker's work, like 'Bienvenido Mr. Marshall', has great relevance for the history of Spanish cinema and culture. (Photo By Rafael Bastante/Europa Press via Getty Images
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4. Zumaya – Ocho apellidos vascos
Las espectaculares vistas al Cantábrico y el encanto marinero de Zumaya aportaron la autenticidad vasca necesaria para uno de los éxitos más sonados del cine español reciente: Ocho apellidos vascos. Sus calles, el puerto y hasta la playa participaron en esa historia de amor y choque cultural. Uno de los lugares más visitados es la Iglesia de San Telmo, ubicada al borde de un precipicio frente al Cantábrico, que todavía atrae a numerosos cinéfilos deseosos de conocer cada secreto del rodaje de esta popular producción audiovisual.
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Itzurun beach, in Zumaia town, Gipuzkoa province, Basque country.
This beach is part of Basque Coast Geopark, a place that preserves the history of some of the most dramatic episodes in the Earth?s recent history. This geological history we can see in the formation of rock layers known as Flysch deposits.
The spectacular formation of layers of rock called Flysch which, as a great encyclopedia, show us more than 60 million years of the history of the Earth. When walking along these cliffs you can discover, for example, the thin black layer that shows the impact of a large asteroid and the great extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago
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Itzurun beach, in Zumaia town, Gipuzkoa province, Basque country.
This beach is part of Basque Coast Geopark, a place that preserves the history of some of the most dramatic episodes in the Earth?s recent history. This geological history we can see in the formation of rock layers known as Flysch deposits.
The spectacular formation of layers of rock called Flysch which, as a great encyclopedia, show us more than 60 million years of the history of the Earth. When walking along these cliffs you can discover, for example, the thin black layer that shows the impact of a large asteroid and the great extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago
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Itzurun beach, in Zumaia town, Gipuzkoa province, Basque country.
This beach is part of Basque Coast Geopark, a place that preserves the history of some of the most dramatic episodes in the Earth?s recent history. This geological history we can see in the formation of rock layers known as Flysch deposits.
The spectacular formation of layers of rock called Flysch which, as a great encyclopedia, show us more than 60 million years of the history of the Earth. When walking along these cliffs you can discover, for example, the thin black layer that shows the impact of a large asteroid and the great extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago
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5. Guadix – Indiana Jones y la Última Cruzada
Más de setenta directores han visitado este pueblo para rodar algunas de sus secuencias más populares. Aunque uno de sus mayores logros es haber sido elegido telón de fondo en el año 1989 para la película Indiana Jones y la Última Cruzada, con su icónica escena en la estación de tren y en sus emblemáticas cuevas trogloditas. Además, más de un centenar de vecinos de la localidad pudieron participar en el proyecto trabajando como extras en la grabación.
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It is a neighborhood of artisans. It is not known exactly the time in which the caves were born as habitat, but they are supposedly after the Muslim time. They started in the first half of the sixteenth century.
In the present there are about 2000 caves, inhabited by more than 3000 people, being the most extensive set of Europe. The caves are pricked taking advantage of the softness of the clay that compose the series of hills that embraces in semicircle Guadix. Located on the slopes of the hills, in the canyons and ravines, with anarchic distribution, give a set of interesting singularity. You can see this urban complex from the viewpoint of the Magdalena, from where the photograp
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It is a neighborhood of artisans. It is not known exactly the time in which the caves were born as habitat, but they are supposedly after the Muslim time. They started in the first half of the sixteenth century.
In the present there are about 2000 caves, inhabited by more than 3000 people, being the most extensive set of Europe. The caves are pricked taking advantage of the softness of the clay that compose the series of hills that embraces in semicircle Guadix. Located on the slopes of the hills, in the canyons and ravines, with anarchic distribution, give a set of interesting singularity. You can see this urban complex from the viewpoint of the Magdalena, from where the photograp
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6. Almagro – Volver
El encanto manchego de Almagro y su plaza de toros renacentista aportaron a Pedro Almodóvar el escenario perfecto para retratar la fuerza y los secretos de la mujer rural en Volver. Sus corredores, balcones y corralas se impregnaron de ese aire íntimo y mágico tan característico de la película. Se grabaron escenas en lugares tan emblemáticos como la Plaza Mayor, la calle Federico Relimpio y la Casa de Agustina, así como en el cementerio de Granátula de Calatrava.
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Almagro (Ciudad Real)
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Plaza mayor (Main Square), Almagro, Ciudad Real province, Route of Don Quixote, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Plaza mayor (Main Square), Almagro, Ciudad Real province, Route of Don Quixote, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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7. Cambados y la Isla de Arosa – Fariña
La serie sobre narcotráfico en la Galicia de los ochenta eligió Cambados y la Isla de Arosa para mostrar la costa atlántica, los viñedos y los puertos pesqueros donde brotó aquel turbio negocio. La luz húmeda y el paisaje atlántico subrayan la atmósfera tensa y auténtica de la trama, además que Cambados es un lugar clave en la historia del narcotráfico gallego y, por tanto, de Fariña.
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CAMBADOS, SPAIN - OCTOBER 22: Stones belonging to the cemetery of Santa Mari?a de Dozo, on 22 October, 2021 in Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. This cemetery of the town of Cambados, one of the most striking of Galicia, is located on the hill of A Pastora and contains ruins of an ancient Gothic temple of the fifteenth century. It was declared a Historic Artistic Monument and is included in the catalogue of the Association of Singular Cemeteries of Europe. On November 1st, All Saints' Day, cemeteries are a must for many Spaniards, who go to their local cemeteries or where the remains of their loved ones rest to lay flowers on their graves. (Photo By Beatriz Ciscar/Europa Press via Getty Images
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Galicia desde el aire. Arousa Island.It is the largest and most highly populated of the Galician islands and it used to belong to the municipal area of Vilanova de A Arousa up until 1998,when its own independent municipality was constituted. Since 1985 it has been linked to the mainland by a bridge. (Photo by Xurxo Lobato/Cover/Getty Images
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CAMBADOS SPAIN - AUGUST 13: Ruins of the Torre de San Sadurni?o built in the 8th to 9th centuries to defend the city of Santiago de Compostela from attacks by sea is seen in the Ria de Arousa on August 13, 2020 in Cambados, Spain. (Photo by Xurxo Lobato/Getty Images
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