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Golden City Film Set Site

Golden City Film Set Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Golden City Film Set Site

Name: Golden City Film Set Site
Rating: 2

Recommended by 7 mountain bikers

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Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares

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Location: Hoyo De Manzanares, Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain

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1. La Berzosa y Hoyo de Manzanares — Sierra de Guadarrama

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2. Covacho Waterfall – Batán Bridge loop from Colmenar Viejo

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3. Batán Bridge – GR-124 Royal Trail loop from Las Matas

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Salvador Hernández

October 14, 2023

During the 1960s, the Sierra de Hoyo temporarily disguised itself as the Wild West. Movies like "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" or "Death Had a Price", were filmed in this place, Golden City, where there were previously sets typical of spaghetti westerns, starring the now legendary Clint Eastwood.
However, the policies to protect the Madrid environment that were created years after the cinema town was abandoned led to the removal of the sets, leaving only the location with its views of the Sierra de Hoyo, and an augmented reality recreation of the place. .

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Isaac García

October 19, 2023

First stable Western cinematographic town in Spain and Europe.

In 1962, Eduardo Manzanos Brochero, producer, screenwriter and director, in collaboration with the decorators Jaime Pérez Cubero and José Luis Galicia, chose the location on the Los Atillos mountain, property of the City Council, for which a rental contract was signed ( hoyodemanzanares.fandom.com/es/wiki/Golden_City)

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Elevation 1,000 m

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Saturday 27 December

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36 %

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Location: Hoyo De Manzanares, Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain

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Golden City Film Set Site

1. La Berzosa y Hoyo de Manzanares — Sierra de Guadarrama

2. Covacho Waterfall – Batán Bridge loop from Colmenar Viejo

3. Batán Bridge – GR-124 Royal Trail loop from Las Matas

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