A fistful of euros: the Spanish town where spaghetti westerns never died – in pictures

In the dust of Tabernas desert near Almería in Spain is a wild west town where gunslingers still roam. The saloons and stores built as sets for Sergio Leone’s iconic films like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly stayed standing after the film crews rode out. In his book Dreaming Leone, Spanish photographer Alvaro Deprit shows the people keeping the spaghetti western spirit alive

Wed 26 Aug 2015 02.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 10.27 EDT

Drag team … a spaghetti western show takes on A Fistful of Dollars in the Tabernas desert, Almeria, Spain.
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Gunman down … a spaghetti western duel ends in the dust of Tabernas
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Doors open … a showgirl in a bar
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Stage hand … a stuntman on set
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Wild west … a can-can dancer up close
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Look sharp … an actor awaits his moment
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Hat with no name … the western movie set built by Sergio Leone for A Fistful of Dollars
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Hard man … portrait of an actor, named Henry Fonda for his resemblance to the assassin character in Once Upon a Time in the West
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Backstage … two performers, one a western movie actor, the other a country music singer; he is American, she is Belgian, living in a camper in the desert of Tabernas
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Animal cast … the western movie theme park also has a zoo
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Waiting for trouble … an actor in the saloon
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Last chance saloon … a walk-on actor in a bar
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Chow time … a restaurant dedicated to spaghetti western films
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Be a hero … your chance to be a gunslinger
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Saddle up … an actor and his horse
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A fistful of euros: the Spanish town where spaghetti westerns never died – in pictures

Drag team … a spaghetti western show takes on A Fistful of Dollars in the Tabernas desert, Almeria, Spain.

Gunman down … a spaghetti western duel ends in the dust of Tabernas

Doors open … a showgirl in a bar

Stage hand … a stuntman on set

Wild west … a can-can dancer up close

Look sharp … an actor awaits his moment

Hat with no name … the western movie set built by Sergio Leone for A Fistful of Dollars

Hard man … portrait of an actor, named Henry Fonda for his resemblance to the assassin character in Once Upon a Time in the West

Backstage … two performers, one a western movie actor, the other a country music singer; he is American, she is Belgian, living in a camper in the desert of Tabernas

Animal cast … the western movie theme park also has a zoo

Waiting for trouble … an actor in the saloon

Last chance saloon … a walk-on actor in a bar

Chow time … a restaurant dedicated to spaghetti western films

Be a hero … your chance to be a gunslinger

Saddle up … an actor and his horse