Once Upon a Time in Tabernas: Spanish spaghetti western set for sale

In the late 1960s Leone arrived in Tabernas with carte blanche to sketch out a film that would go on to rank among his most ambitious: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Photograph: Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy

Rising up from the rugged arid landscape, the swinging doors of the 19th-century saloon open on to a wide, dusty street dotted with stables and hitching posts for horses.

It’s a storied piece of the US wild west – in Spain – and it’s for sale.