Benalmádena considers reviving the bullring with private investment and retail spaces

The Benalmádena City Council is exploring the possibility of restoring the town's bullring with the help of private investors. This was announced today by the municipal government after a new meeting of the technical working group created by the City Council to decide the future of the bullring following a technical report from the Provincial Council of Málaga, which deemed it to be in a legally ruinous urban condition.

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The City Council points out that this is not just one of the "options," but that it has already held meetings with "potential investors" to "explore" the possibility of executing "a larger project" that would involve "creating new parking areas in the zone and commercial premises," according to the municipal government at the end of the working group meeting, which included the participation of the Benalmádena Bullfighting Association and was chaired by the town's mayor, Juan Antonio Lara.

The City Council has reiterated that its commitment is to promote the 'total or partial' rehabilitation of the bullring "maintaining its historical appearance"

The City Council has reiterated that its "commitment" is to "promote its total or partial rehabilitation, maintaining its historical appearance" and private investment is one of the avenues it is exploring. In fact, the City Council included in a recent budget amendment an allocation for drafting a project that "allows the recovery of the iconic site that is part of the history of Benalmádena and equips it with a socio-cultural use open to different activities, including those related to the world of bullfighting."

In today's meeting, which also included the presence of the Councilor for Culture, Jésica Trujillo, the Director of Bullfighting Affairs at the Provincial Council of Málaga, Borja Ortiz, and members of the board of the Benalmádena Bullfighting Association, a range of activities planned for the coming months on bullfighting was detailed. These include book presentations and specialized talks in March, as well as various activities such as a bullfighting class, in addition to bringing to Benalmádena the exhibition for the 150th anniversary of La Malagueta promoted by the Provincial Council of Málaga.