Hospitals, prisons and institutions to film in Spain
12 of them, 6 with a photo and 1 with practical details the location publishes itself. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Working and disused hospitals, clinics, prisons, barracks and asylums: corridors, wards and cells that are close to impossible to fake convincingly.
Biblioteca de Catalunya (former Hospital de la Santa Creu)
Hospital, prison & institution
Fifteenth century hospital wards in the Raval, now the national library: long Gothic naves with pointed stone arches, reading rooms, a courtyard and a chapel.
Citadel of Pamplona
Hospital, prison & institution
Sixteenth century star shaped military citadel with bastions, moats, a powder magazine, an arsenal and barracks buildings, now a public park and exhibition space.
Fortalesa de la Mola
Hospital, prison & institution
Nineteenth century Isabel II fortress guarding the mouth of Mahon harbour, with gun galleries, tunnels, barrack blocks, a military prison and open glacis above the sea.
Hospital 12 de Octubre
Hospital, prison & institution
Large public hospital complex opened in 1973 in Usera, with a 15-storey red brick inpatient tower, a semicircular maternity building and a newer glass outpatient block around wide gardens and its own helipad.
Hospital de Sant Pau
Hospital, prison & institution
A former working hospital in Barcelona built as a campus of Art Nouveau pavilions with domes, mosaics and underground connecting tunnels, now a monument and event venue.
Capacity: 300 · Event spaces in the Administration Pavilion: the Lluis Domenech i Montaner Room (170 m2), Sala Pau Gil (245 m2), Francesc Cambo room (245 m2), the...
Hospital de Tavera
Hospital, prison & institution
Sixteenth century hospital outside the walls of Toledo, with a double marble patio, a church nave, a period pharmacy, a hospital ward and panelled palace rooms.
Antigua Carcel Provincial de Huelva
Hospital, prison & institution
Disused provincial prison in Huelva with cell wings, barred galleries, exercise yards and a gatehouse, held in the Andalusia Film Commission catalogue as a prison location.
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Casa Cuartel de la Guardia Civil, Aracena
Hospital, prison & institution
Civil Guard barracks in Aracena in the Sierra de Huelva, listed by the regional film commission under its heritage-architecture and prison-building category.
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Former Hospital de San Juan de Dios, Jaén
Hospital, prison & institution
Former hospital building in the historic centre of Jaén, listed by the regional film commission under historic centres and hospitals; coordinates mark the town centre.
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Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Huelva
Hospital, prison & institution
Working forensic institute in Huelva with laboratories, examination rooms, corridors and an institutional entrance, offered through the Andalusia Film Commission catalogue.
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Jaen Air Raid Shelter
Hospital, prison & institution
Civil war air raid shelter under the centre of Jaen, a long brick vaulted tunnel system with benches, latrines and narrow stair entrances, open as a museum.
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La Model
Hospital, prison & institution
Barcelona's former Model prison in the Eixample, closed in 2017 after 113 years, now a memorial space with courtyard tours ahead of redevelopment into public facilities and housing.
Hospitals, prisons and institutions elsewhere in Europe
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