Rancho Leone is back on sale

 

Sergio Leone's mythical western town in Almeria is back on sale with a big discount

The historic Western Leone in Almeria, built for Until His Time Came, is promoted again years later with a lower price and a new campaign focused on its tourist and audiovisual potential

Diario de Almeria

By Rafael Espino

May 20, 2026

Between arid mountains and dirt roads in the desert of Tabernas, in Almeria, one of the most recognizable scenes of European western cinema still stands. This is Western Leone, a western town built at the end of the sixties for the filming of Until His Time Came, the legendary film by Sergio Leone, and which is now once again promoting itself in the real estate market with a new commercial impulse.

The listing is not new. The village officially hit the market back in 2022 with an asking price of around €2.5 to €2.8 million; however, it has now reappeared with a listed price of €1.6 million—a significant reduction compared to its initial offering. The current listing is being handled by a real estate agency based in Almería, which is marketing the property as an opportunity linked to the film industry, tourism, and special events.

The promotional campaign has even extended to social media. In a recently released video, the messaging plays on the idea that the site is not merely a "film set," but rather a space brimming with future potential. "It’s not a set; it’s an authentic Wild West village from the 1960s, and today, it’s for sale," the video states, emphasizing that the venue’s true appeal lies not just in its past, but "in what it can still become."

The set that Sergio Leone built in Tabernas

Western Leone occupies a unique place in the cinematic history of Almería. The site was built expressly for “C’era una volta il West”, (Once Upon a Time in the West) the epic Western that Sergio Leone filmed in 1968 with actors such as Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards. Part of the set recreated the fictional town of Sweetwater, one of the film's central settings.

The film is considered one of the most influential works of the genre and forms part of the legacy that transformed the Tabernas Desert into a global benchmark for the Spaghetti Western. Amidst these landscapes, some of the most renowned sets in European Western cinema were erected—such as Mini Hollywood, Fort Bravo/Texas Hollywood, and Western Leone itself—which remain active today for tours and audiovisual productions.

Over the decades, the site has not remained frozen in time. In addition to attracting visitors, it has hosted shoots for commercials, music videos, and other audiovisual projects. Among these is the music video *Boum Boum Boum* by the singer Mika, as well as advertising campaigns and themed photo shoots related to the Western genre.

A Western Town with New Business Concepts

The new real estate development places its focus precisely on the future of the site. The listing describes a venue designed to host film shoots, themed tourism, immersive experiences, weddings, corporate events, concerts, and cultural activities, arguing that it already possesses a recognizable identity and a history upon which to build new projects.```

The real estate agency marketing the property insists that the complex should not be viewed merely as a movie set, but rather as a space capable of generating activity year-round. The concept is clear: to capitalize on the symbolic weight of the Western genre in Almería—and the visual power of a location that, more than half a century after its construction, continues to evoke the cinema of Sergio Leone amidst the reddish soil of Tabernas.