Ofrinio beach Kart Kolovos

In Paralia Ofriniou, on the Kavala coast in eastern Macedonia, the Ofrinio Beach Kart offers an open-air karting track a few steps from the beach. You drive outdoors, in a leisure format open to families and holidaymakers of this long seaside resort of northern Greece. The technical details are best confirmed on site, but the feel stays that of a simple sporting outing, to slot into a day by the sea.

Open-air karting appeals through its simplicity: a helmet, a few laps, and racing takes over, solo or in a small group. It is the kind of address that comes in handy to fill a late afternoon or a summer evening, when the beach is no longer enough. Opening hours vary with the season, wider in the evening in summer, and it is best to check in advance before heading there.

Ofrinio beach, more than two kilometres long and awarded the Blue Flag, is one of the best-organised in northern Greece, halfway between Thessaloniki and Kavala. Mount Pangaion and the port town of Kavala, with its aqueduct and harbour, are not far off. The Ofrinio Beach Kart adds a thrill-seeking activity, welcome to vary the fun between a swim and a lazy stretch on the sand. Set on one of the longest beaches of northern Greece, the venue enjoys a lively seaside setting all summer, halfway between Thessaloniki and Kavala, and rounds out a day of swimming with a little motorsport for young and old.