Adventures in Spain No4. Sad Hill Cemetery.

In 1966 the Dollar Westerns were riding high. Sergio Leone was asked to make another, more expensive film and so came The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Probably the greatest scene in that film was the finale as Tuco, Angel Eyes and Blondie fight it out for the gold in the grave of the Unknown Soldier.
A location near Burgos in Spain was chosen and the cemetery created with the help of the Spanish Army.
In a nearby valley there is also the stockade of the Prison Camp, sadly just a scar on the ground now. The cemetery was reborn as recently as 2017 by an association of fans from the area. Many of who’s grandparents were extras in the film.
Santo Domingo de Solos is the nearest village being just 15 minutes away. We stayed here and spent a very hot afternoon hanging ourselves!