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Landscape in Spain

This has always been a pet peeve of mine. Every year during the Vuelta, I start seeing comments from non-Spaniards calling the Spanish countryside "dry", "arid", "parched" or "moon-like". I find this baffling. Is this a concious exaggeration? Is it because we're used to seeing the greener landscapes of other European countries more to the north? Do you guys really don't see any difference between the Mediterranean landscape of Spain and the truly arid landscape of, say, Dubai?

This could also be a place to post pictures of your favourite natural spots in Spain. Maybe there are some fellow hikers here.

I'll start with a classic, the rolling hills by Ronda, in Andalusia: https://michealoreilly.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/img_2443.jpg
 
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RedheadDane said:
Well, apparently Andalucia is one of the driest regions in Europe.
That's the beauty of it.

tabernas-desert.jpg

Sergio-Leone-Western-Spaghetti-d%C3%A9sert-de-Tabernas.jpg

cowboy-shootout-at-spaghetti-western-film-set-oasys-mini-hollywood-B5BJ9R.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HWpwmQFThI&t=73s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfeYcbNGRUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqI3l-ySUy4
 
Definitely. The few Spaghetti westerns that were shot in Italy don't come close to those shot in the Tabernas Desert. Many say that Il grande silenzio (shot in the Dolomites) is one of the greatest but too gloomy for me. If I could stand heat better I'd love to go to Almeria, to "Western Leone" as some sort of a pilgrimage. The Italian westerns are a great inspiration for me. Especially the Zapata subgenre. :)
 

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