Overview
- The manager of the Lido di Salorno and the town mayor agreed to reserve one weekly hour after public closing for Muslim women to swim wearing the burkini.
- The reserved slot is scheduled to start later this month and will take place after normal opening hours to allow participants to use full-coverage swimwear.
- Organizers say the measure is meant to broaden access by encouraging women who avoid the pool for cultural or religious reasons to attend.
- Lega MEP Silvia Sardone publicly denounced the decision as institutionalizing segregation and argued that permitting the burkini promotes submission rather than integration, triggering political backlash.
- The episode reflects wider European debates over burkini rules and shows how a local accommodation for religious practice can quickly become a national political flashpoint.