Kartodromo Pista del Mare

On the Costa degli Etruschi, in Cecina in the province of Livorno in Tuscany, the Kartodromo Pista del Mare runs its track a short drive from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The site sits in a coastal setting typical of the Livorno area: a coastal plain, olive groves, the first Metalliferous heights and views over the Tuscan Archipelago (Elba in the distance). It is used by Livorno locals for outings with friends and by Costa degli Etruschi-Maremma holiday-makers looking for a motorsport activity between sea and Etruscan heritage.

Trackside, the format offers a rhythmic layout suited to a range of skill levels, in the bright setting of the Costa degli Etruschi. Several engine sizes are available, from beginner karts to ones suited to timed sessions. Conditions follow the Tuscan Mediterranean climate: a fast, dry track most of the year, with steady sea breezes. The site welcomes family taster sessions, kids' birthday parties, stag and hen groups and corporate events from the Livorno area.

Cecina is thirty minutes from Livorno, forty-five minutes from Pisa and an hour and a half from Florence. The region offers plenty more to see: Castagneto Carducci (birthplace of the poet Giosuè Carducci, Nobel Prize 1906), Suvereto and Populonia (an Etruscan archaeological park with necropolis and acropolis on the sea), Castiglioncello and the seaside Costa degli Etruschi, Volterra the Etruscan and medieval centre famous for alabaster, the island of Elba (San Napoleone, beaches, nature reserves), Pisa UNESCO with the Leaning Tower, or a side trip to Lucca or Florence UNESCO. Karting at Pista del Mare is an option for Costa degli Etruschi-Maremma travellers.