Following the relocation of Hollywood productions, in the 1950s Madrid became a filming location for large super-productions and hub for international projects, a destination for actors, actresses and workers, resulting in productions such as “Spartacus” by Stanley Kubrick, “Falstaff” (Chimes at Midnight) by Orson Wells, “Doctor Zhivago” by David Lean or “El Cid” by Anthony Mann.

Great actors and actresses graced Madrid with their elegance and distinction, attracted to this new Mecca of cinema. These stars were only known to the public in magazines or on movie screens, but could now be seen on nearby sets: Grace Kelly attending mass in Los Jerónimos Church, Audrey Hepburn shopping in the Salamanca district, Anthony Mann and Charlton Heston visiting Manzanares El Real Castle or Sofia Loren filming at Bronston Studios in Las Matas.

For several decades (1950s and 1960s) the region was Hollywood, thanks to its innumerable attractions and landscapes. A bridge between Madrid and the Mecca of cinema that was not only immortalised in great classic films, but that we can follow through the taverns, hotels, squares and streets of Madrid. With this tour you will learn about how Hollywood and Madrid were connected not so long ago.