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Coordinates:37°01′13″N2°25′56″W / 37.020382°N 2.432244°W /37.020382; -2.432244

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Spanish Western-styled theme park

Squarish buildings made of wood and bricks surround a square, where horses and carriages gather. — Mini Hollywood's town square.

Oasys (formerly known asMini Hollywood) is a SpanishWestern-styled theme park, located off the 364 km mark of theN-340 road,^[1] near the town ofTabernas in theprovince of Almería,Andalusia. Originally known as Yucca City,^[2] the set was designed byCarlo Simi and built forSergio Leone'sFor a Few Dollars More in 1965.^[3] It was also used as a set for other films,^[4]^[5] such asThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).^[4]

After filming ofThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly was completed, the extras in the project bought the set and ran it as a tourist attraction. They were later bought out by a hotel group.^[6] The park features daily cowboy stunt shows, such as a mock bank raid and a re-enactment of the final moments ofJesse James. It also has a swimming complex, abandoned gold mine, Cowboy style saloon, a Fun Barn for children's activities, a zoo with birds andbig cats in cages and many mock western stores.^[7]

TheDoctor Who episode "A Town Called Mercy" (2012) was filmed here and atFort Bravo/Texas Hollywood.^[8]

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^Kennedy, Jeffrey (2006) [2004]. "Around Andalucía—Granada & Almería Provinces".Andalucia & Costa Del Sol. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides. London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley. p. 111.ISBN 978-1-4053-0270-8.
^Hughes, Howard (2004). "Sundowner: An Introduction to European Westerns".Once Upon a Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. London and New York:I.B. Tauris. p. xviii.ISBN 1-85043-430-1.
^Frayling, Christopher (2006) [1981]. "Preface".Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone. New York, United States: I.B. Tauris. p. ix.ISBN 1-84511-207-5.
^^a ^bMcCarthy, Andrew (April 2007)."The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly".National Geographic Traveler. New York, United States:National Geographic: 80.ISSN 0747-0932. Archived fromthe original on July 23, 2011. RetrievedApril 12, 2011.
^Campbell, Neil (2008). "Welcome to Westworld".The Rhizomatic West: Representing the American West in a Transnational, Global, Media Age. Postwestern Horizon. Nebraska, United States:University of Nebraska Press. p. 114.ISBN 978-0-8032-1539-9.
^Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael; McLean, Mary (2008). "Almeria Province: Around Almeria".Andalucia. Cadogan Guides (8th ed.). London, United Kingdom:New Holland Publishers. p. 318.ISBN 978-1-86011-389-5.
^Baskett, Simon; Brown, Jules; Dubin, Marc; et al. (April 2009). "Andalucía: Almería Province".The Rough Guide to Spain (13th ed.). London, United Kingdom:Rough Guides. p. 371.ISBN 978-1-84836-034-1.
^Spanish link for Oasys/Mini Hollywood"Paque Oasys Rodaje de la serie británica DOCTOR WHO". Archived fromthe original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved2017-03-19. Retrieved 12 September 2012]