Kartodromo Touch & Go

In the heart of the Valle d'Itria, in Martina Franca in the province of Taranto in Apulia, the Kartodromo Touch & Go runs a 900-metre outdoor track on the Murge of Taranto. The site sits in a picturesque setting typical of the Valle d'Itria: ancient olive groves, traditional Apulian masserie, dry-stone walls and trulli scattered across the landscape. It is used by Taranto locals for outings with friends and by Valle d'Itria-Trulli UNESCO holiday-makers looking for a long, technical outdoor layout.

The outdoor track stretches over 900 metres, a layout suited to adult and experienced drivers in the picturesque Valle d'Itria setting. Several engine sizes are available, with higher-powered karts for regulars used to timed sessions. Conditions follow the Apulian Mediterranean climate: a fast, dry track most of the year, under the strong sun of the Mezzogiorno. The site hosts enthusiast sessions, motorsport-focused stag and hen groups, corporate events and club days from the Taranto and Bari areas.

Martina Franca is thirty minutes from Taranto, thirty minutes from Brindisi and forty-five minutes from Bari. The region offers plenty more to see: the Baroque historic centre of Martina Franca (one of the finest in Apulia), Alberobello (a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its famous trulli), Locorotondo (one of the Borghi più Belli d'Italia), Cisternino and Ostuni the 'white city', Taranto and the famous MArTA National Archaeological Museum (one of the most important in southern Italy), the Aragonese Castle of Taranto, the Castellana Caves, or a side trip to Baroque Lecce or Matera UNESCO. Karting in Martina Franca is a sport option for Valle d'Itria holiday-makers.