Mátra Kart fedett gokartpálya

In Gyöngyös, at the foot of the Mátra mountains, in northern Hungary, Mátra Kart offers a covered karting track of about four hundred and twenty metres, drivable all year round. The venue runs electric karts, quiet and emission-free, on a sheltered layout that makes it an easy outing whatever the weather. It is a welcome leisure venue in this town at the foot of the country's highest mountains.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, a helmet, and you head off to find your best lap on the covered layout. The length of the track leaves real chances to overtake and to build up speed, and the format suits beginners as much as regulars working on their lines. Electric karting offers crisp, instant acceleration, which changes the driving experience. For opening times and prices, it is best to check before coming.

Gyöngyös is the gateway to the Mátra mountains, the highest range in Hungary, whose Kékes peak rises a little over a thousand metres. The region draws lovers of nature and walking, and a small ski resort enlivens the slopes in winter. The town itself, with its large Gothic church and its lively centre, is worth a stop. Gyöngyös is reached by the M3 motorway from Budapest, in about an hour, which makes it a handy stop in the north of the country, between plain and mountain.