Kartódromo de Fafe

In Cepães, near Fafe in the Minho, the Rilhadas kartódromo runs an outdoor layout eight hundred and ninety metres long and seven metres wide, known for its technical character. It offers eight different configurations, with cut-throughs and alternative routes drivable in both directions, which gives real variety for training and racing alike. Homologated by the Portuguese federation for national trophies and leisure, it is a leading circuit in the north.

Karting stays open to everyone, no licence or experience needed: a briefing, a helmet, and off you go chasing your best lap. The variety of layouts and the technical character of the track reward those who get their braking and lines right, and the format suits the curious as well as seasoned drivers. Part of the Rilhadas tourist complex, the site lets you stretch out the outing on the spot. People happily return to beat their time.

Fafe is a town in the Minho, in northern Portugal, a few kilometres from Guimarães, the UNESCO-listed cradle of the nation. The region, green and hilly, is known for the architecture of its returning Brazilian emigrants, the brasileiros, who marked the town with their grand houses. The surrounding mountains and forests invite walks. Fafe is easily reached by motorway from Porto or Braga, in the green Minho region.