Tabernas Desert, Spain
The Tabernas Desert is recognized as "the sole desert in continental Europe". It is situated in southeastern Spain, about north of Almera. If you want to watch a lot of movies, try visiting the western areas of France and Italy. There are several attractive places to visit, as well as numerous film sites to see. Although not as large as the deserts of the Middle East, this desert is home to a variety of reptiles, amphibians, and birds.
The desert has a lot of flora for a desert. Plants that are on the edge of extinction, such as sea lavender, thrive in the semi-arid habitat of the desert. When the toadflax linaria blossoms in the winter, the desert landscape turns white. There are yellow scorpions, tarantulas, and black widows, however they are not as dangerous as the American black widow. Lesser weevers, such as Echiichthys vipera and Tachinus dracco, reside under the sand in coastal locations. Ladder snakes, spiny-footed lizards, and ocellated lizards are among the desert's reptile inhabitants. The damp regions of the desert are home to marsh frogs, natterjack toads, and terrapins.
Tabernas has been a popular location for filming since the 1950s because to its parallels to deserts in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, northern Africa, and Arabia. Spaghetti Westerns were filmed at three major studios: Texas Hollywood, Mini Hollywood, and Western Leone. Game of Thrones' sixth season was shot in places ranging from Andalusia to Catalonia, including the desert, which is the Dothraki Sea, a massive steppe in Essos, the biggest continent.
