Lagana Go Karts

In Laganas, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, Lagana Go Karts offers an open-air karting circuit built like a street track, with straights and sequences cut out for overtaking. You drive in sessions of ten or twenty minutes, with a helmet provided and a safety briefing before the start. It is one of the island's two karting addresses, and the closest to the lively centre of the resort.

The place plays the holiday-outing card: people come with family, friends or as a couple for a few fast laps without any fuss. A mini-golf course rounds out the visit for those who want to make the moment last. The staff explain how the track works and keep an eye on safety, which makes it an activity open even to those who have never driven a kart.

Laganas is the liveliest resort on Zakynthos, set by a long bay classed as a national marine park, where loggerhead turtles come to nest. The island is also known for its Navagio beach and its shipwreck stranded between white cliffs. Lagana Go Karts adds a sporting activity on land, welcome to break up a day on the beach with a little speed. For around twenty euros a race, you choose between ten and twenty minutes on track, with regulars favouring the longer format as the time flies once you are out there. It is a sporting stop easy to fit into an evening in Laganas.