Pilar de la Horadada Town Council has ordered El Toro Market to close for six months, from 1 November 2026 to 25 April 2027 inclusive, over repeated breaches of municipal regulations.
The measure includes a €3,000 fine for the operating company, Bazamaz Group SL, following a series of Local Police inspections at the privately run Sunday market.
The closure affects a shopping destination frequented by British residents and other European communities across the southern Vega Baja, as well as the traders who regularly sell there.
Inspections and earlier suspensions
According to the council’s explanation reported by The Leader, the shortcomings date back to 2025 and had not been corrected despite formal notices and meetings with the landowner and the organising company.
An initial inspection in February 2025 led to a penalty and closure for one Sunday; breaches found in September resulted in another penalty and a five-week suspension of trading.
During a further visit in May 2026, officers again found problems that remained unresolved, according to the same report on the enforcement action.
The council describes the latest closure as the consequence of persistent failures to comply with outdoor market regulations, rather than a response to a single isolated incident.
A private site beside the N-332
The market is on Calle Empresarios, north of Pilar de la Horadada town centre and parallel to the N-332, on a privately owned plot covering 14,100 square metres.
With approximately a decade of trading behind it, the market brings together around 40 stalls selling second-hand furniture, tools, toys, antiques, collectables, plants and household goods.
Food and drink outlets and live performances are also part of the activities that have made the site a destination for Sunday visits.
The organisers have announced on social media that the market will not open on Sunday and will remain closed until further notice, without publicly responding to the reported breaches.
The end of the closure period does not in itself guarantee reopening: any return to trading remains subject to compliance with the applicable requirements and to possible changes arising from administrative or legal proceedings.
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