Modernist Canarian houses, Andalucian country estates, Ibiza and Mallorca design fincas, Madrid city palaces and Barcelona residences. Hand-scouted villa locations across mainland Spain and the islands — for film, TVC, commercial and editorial productions.
Lovely Locations is a production-first location agency working across Spain — the Canaries, the Balearics, Andalucia, Madrid and Barcelona. We’ve spent over a decade walking these villas, measuring their power supply, checking access for grip trucks and noting the way light lands on terraces at four o’clock in February versus seven in July.
Every property here has hosted a real production — from single-day commercial shoots to multi-day feature and TVC campaigns. None are tied to a single commission: we recommend whichever Tenerife modernist house, Andalucian finca, Madrid palace or Barcelona residence actually fits the brief, and we say it plainly when a villa photographs beautifully but won’t hold up in production.
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1970s modernist houses on the Tenerife coastline, architect-led sea-view villas in Mallorca and Ibiza, Balearic boho fincas. Open plans, pools, rooftops and hard-edge interiors — set pieces for fashion film, lookbooks and brand campaigns that want island light year-round.
Explore island villas →Whitewashed Andalucian estates, olive-grove fincas near Malaga and Granada, inland haciendas with stone courtyards and fireplaces. Rural calm for hospitality TVCs, automotive narratives, period drama and commercial photography with a southern palette.
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Madrid palace hotels with rooftops and period staircases, Barcelona design houses in Gràcia and Poblenou, Alicante coastal architecture. For productions that pair a private interior with city streets, a market, a metro station or a beachfront in the same day.
Explore urban & coastal →Tenerife and the Canary Islands sit at 20–26°C from November through March — Europe’s most reliable winter shoot window. Productions route off-season campaigns here when the mainland is cold and overcast.
Modernist Canarian coast, Andalucian countryside, Balearic boho, 17th-century Madrid palaces, Gràcia courtyards and Alicante coast. Route a multi-day shoot through different visual worlds without changing countries or crew.
For briefs that need stillness — hospitality, automotive, period — southern Spain’s fincas offer olive groves, stone interiors and space to stage without neighbours, traffic or timing pressure. Low-noise environments read well on camera.
The capital has Spain’s deepest crew base, studios, equipment houses and a film office that routinely turns permits around in days. For villa-plus-street productions, Madrid’s residences and palace hotels sit inside that infrastructure.
Productions that qualify can access Spain’s film tax deduction (up to 30% on the mainland) or the Canary Islands’ enhanced 45–50% rebate with a local service producer. We coordinate rather than advise — your production accountant leads, we point to the right regional commission.
Every villa here has hosted a real shoot. We’ve checked three-phase power, blackout options, truck access, which doors take a dolly and where morning light actually works. Honest notes, not tourism copy — delivered before you send the recce team.
Tenerife and the Canaries deliver year-round shoot weather, volcanic coastal backdrops and a short list of genuinely distinctive modernist villas — this is where European productions route winter. Andalucia is warm, southern and unhurried: whitewashed haciendas, olive groves, terracotta floors and stone courtyards for hospitality, automotive and period work. The Balearics bring boho fincas and clean architectural interiors with bright Mediterranean light. Madrid and Barcelona add urban villa-meets-street options — palaces, rooftops, Gràcia courtyards, Poblenou residences — for fashion film and editorial work that needs private interiors alongside city context. Tell us the mood and we route the shortlist across regions rather than forcing one.
Spain is decentralised: each of its 17 autonomous communities, and then each municipality underneath, sets its own rules. Inside a private villa an owner agreement usually replaces any municipal permit; the moment you step into public space — a street, beach, protected coastline, metro — you apply to the local ayuntamiento or regional film commission. Madrid processes routine filming permits in around three business days; larger mainland and island municipalities commonly sit in a one-to-four-week window depending on scope, road closures and whether the shoot crosses protected zones. There are 48 film commissions and offices across Spain, each specialising in its own territory; we coordinate paperwork and put a location manager on site on shoot days.
Spain’s national incentive offers a tax deduction of up to 30% on eligible spend for qualifying foreign productions under Article 36.2 LIS. The Canary Islands go further: an enhanced rebate of 54% on the first million of eligible expenditure and 45% on the remainder, capped at €36M per feature and €18M per episode, with a minimum €1M Canary spend and a local tax-resident service producer. Navarre and several other communities run their own regional schemes on top. We don’t provide tax advice — your production accountant leads — but we’ll point to the right regional commission and the service companies who handle the filing.
Madrid and Barcelona have Spain’s deepest fixer, grip, camera and post ecosystems; Mallorca, Ibiza, Tenerife and Malaga each have a competent local crew base that scales from a one-camera commercial upwards. For multi-region shoots — a Canaries villa day rolling into an Andalucian estate day — we help plan call sheets, transfers, gear moves and insurance continuity so one production office covers the whole route. Our role is scoping and on-day coordination; we don’t markup villa rates and we’re transparent about where we add the line.
If you know the dates, the mood and roughly the crew size, we can have three to five shortlisted Spain villas back in your inbox within 24 hours — availability-checked, with real photos, honest notes on access, power, sound and parking, and a view on where light actually lands through the day. The shortlist is free; scoping, permits and on-day coordination fees only apply if you move forward into a full production scope.
For production staged inside or on the grounds of a private Spanish villa, a signed owner agreement normally replaces any municipal permit — no council paperwork needed on the day. The moment you step into public space (a street, beach, protected coastline, airport, metro), a city-level filming permit becomes mandatory and the process runs through the local ayuntamiento or regional film commission. We handle both owner agreements and municipal permits, with a location manager on site for every production day.
Spain has 17 autonomous communities and 48 film commissions, and each sets its own rules and fees. Madrid routinely turns routine filming permits around in about three business days if you aren’t claiming exclusive use of public space. Larger mainland municipalities and the Balearic or Canary islands more commonly sit in a one-to-four-week window depending on scope, road closures and protected zones. Canary Islands productions also work with the Canary film commission on incentive paperwork. We route to the right commission per region.
Qualifying foreign productions can access Spain’s national tax deduction (up to 30% on eligible spend under Article 36.2 LIS) or the Canary Islands’ enhanced rebate — 54% on the first million of eligible expenditure and 45% thereafter, capped at €36M per feature and €18M per episode, with a minimum €1M Canary spend and a local tax-resident service producer. A Cultural Certificate from the ICAA is required. We don’t advise on tax; your production accountant leads, and we point to the regional commissions and service producers who file.
Yes. Madrid and Barcelona have Spain’s deepest ecosystems for grip, camera, lighting, post, fixers, stylists, hair and make-up. Mallorca, Ibiza, Tenerife and Malaga each have competent local crew bases that scale from a single-camera commercial upwards. For multi-region shoots we help you plan gear moves, transfers and call sheets so one production office covers the whole route. We introduce, we don’t package — you contract crew directly.
Production insurance is arranged by the production company or its service producer, not by us. Most villa owners on our roster will ask for a certificate of insurance (public-liability cover, usually €1–3M per incident) before the shoot day, and the regional film commission will require proof when issuing public-space permits. We flag each villa’s specific requirement in the shortlist so you can brief your broker early rather than on the morning of the recce.
Routinely — a Tenerife day rolling into an Andalucian estate day rolling into a Madrid street day is one of the combinations we plan. We coordinate owner agreements and permits in each region, help schedule transfers and gear moves, and keep a single production contact across the route. Internal flights between Madrid, Barcelona, Palma, Ibiza, Tenerife and Malaga are short and frequent, so two or three regions in a week is realistic for a medium-crew shoot.
Send dates, rough crew size, the mood or reference images, any non-negotiables (pool, rooftop, modernist, blackout, specific region) and your budget line. We come back within 24 hours with three to five villa locations — availability-checked, with real photos, access and power notes, and honest pros and cons against the brief. The shortlist is free; no obligation and no drip emails.
