Nánás Gokart

In Hajdúnánás, in eastern Hungary, Nánás Gokart offers an open-air karting track, set up across from the town's baths. The outdoor layout is driven in the open air, and people gather as a family or with friends to string together timed laps. The closeness of the thermal pool makes it a handy stop for combining sport and relaxation on a day in town.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, a helmet, and everyone heads off to post their best time. The short format suits beginners as much as regulars working on their lines, and groups happily set up short heats to sort out the drivers. Everyone tries to beat the clock, and people happily come back to improve their time. As the activity takes place outdoors, it is best to check opening times by season before coming.

Hajdúnánás is a town in the Hajdúság region, in eastern Hungary, the land of the Hajdú horsemen who shaped the country's history. The town is known for its thermal baths, popular for their healing waters, and for its farming traditions. Close by, the large city of Debrecen, the country's second, and the Hortobágy national park, a vast steppe listed by UNESCO where you discover the puszta and its herds, round out the discovery. The region is reached by road from Budapest or Debrecen.