The Carrara SeaTech 2026 Fair is a meeting point that brings together the busiest business traffic in the maritime and machinery industry in Europe and rewards those who seize the opportunity. As Kalender Makine, we have prepared this guide to ensure that our team can move forward on this journey without losing time and without running into a lack of planning or surprise costs.
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The Carrara SeaTech 2026 Fair is a meeting point that brings together the busiest business traffic in the maritime and machinery industry in Europe and rewards those who seize the opportunity. As Kalender Makine, we have prepared this guide to ensure that our team can move forward on this journey without losing time and without running into a lack of planning or surprise costs.
From filling out the application form to the visa procedures, from flight and accommodation planning to the steps for getting around the city, and even short tourist recommendations in the region for those who want to take a pleasant break after the fair, all the critical information has been gathered under a single roof.
This document has been prepared so as not to overwhelm you while dealing with bureaucracy, not to drown you in unnecessary question marks along the way, and to map out a clear route for the whole team on the way to the fair. Every step is simple, actionable and directly tailored to needs.
APPLICATION FORM
[email protected] You can always contact us via this email address and our line at +90 541 347 9841.
The process starts with filling out the participation form; you fill in the relevant fields of the form that will be sent to you by our team. Then you scan this form and [email protected] and [email protected] send it by email to these addresses (adding both as recipients).
PAYMENT
As also stated in the form, we send your payment
Beneficiary: MPS – Carrara
IBAN: IT
17B0103024501000002004903
Description: BIC: PASCITM1Y40, and we send the receipt to the same two emails as well.
We make our visa application to the relevant consulate with the documents below, including the invitation we receive.
VISA
· Entry visa application form (View)
· Recent passport-sized photograph
· A valid travel document whose expiry date is at least three months later than the visa date
· Return ticket (or reservation) or proof that the applicant owns their own means of transport
· Proof that the applicant has sufficient means of subsistence in accordance with the Directive of the Ministry of the Interior dated 1 March 2000.
· Health insurance of at least € 30,000 for emergency hospitalization and repatriation costs, valid throughout the Schengen area
· Documents issued by the relevant local authorities proving the actual position of the economic-commercial operator (for example: business license, company registration certificate, etc.)
· A stay program with business contacts and contact details in Italy, or a letter of invitation from the Italian company
For Ankara, Bolu, Düzce, Çankırı, Bartın, Eskişehir, Kastamonu, Kırşehir, Kırıkkale, Kütahya, Nevşehir, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Karabük; EMBASSY OF ITALY IN ANKARA Atatürk Bulvarı, 118 0312 457 4200
ambankara.esteri.it [email protected]
Amasya, Artvin, Bilecik, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çorum, Edirne, Erzurum, Erzincan, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Iğdır, Sakarya, Kocaeli, İstanbul, Ardahan, Bayburt, Kars, Kırklareli, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Sivas, Trabzon, Tokat,
For Tekirdağ, Yalova; CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN ISTANBUL Tom Tom Kaptan Sokak, 5 - 34433 Beyoğlu
0212 243 1024|0212 243 1025 consistanbul.esteri.it [email protected]
For Adıyaman, Aksaray, Adana, Afyon, Ağrı, Antalya, Aydın, Balıkesir, Batman, Bingöl, Bitlis, Burdur, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elâzığ, Gaziantep, Hakkâri, Hatay, İçel, Isparta, Karaman, Kilis, İzmir, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Osmaniye; CONSULATE OF ITALY IN IZMIR Cumhuriyet Meydani, 12/3 - 35210 İzmir
0232 463 6676 | 0232 463 6696 consizmir.esteri.it [email protected]
An administrative fee is charged for processing the visa application (amounts are given in Euros).
Schengen Visa
€ 90.00
Except in special cases, the fees will be paid in the national currency of the country where the application is made.
FLIGHT and ACCOMMODATION
https://share.google/XKvcyYvcBD2Xgylmj Via this link, you can choose the airline that suits your accommodation preference so as to be in the city of Carrara on 12/13 March 2026. As of December 2025, the ticket price varies between 8,000 TL and 12,000 TL.
https://www.airbnb.com.tr/rooms/1442007114429134320?viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76 We are sharing this link as an example; 4 nights of accommodation varies between 13,000 TL and 20,000 TL.
TOURIST RECOMMENDATIONS
1) Carrara – Marble Quarries Tour
The DNA of this region. You go to be able to say "I was there."
2) Pietrasanta – A small but characterful art town
20 minutes from Carrara. No tourist crowds.
3) Viareggio – A short walk by the sea
You can't swim in the sea in March, but if the weather is clear a walk along the shore feels like medicine.
4) Lucca – "Old Town" walk
One of the most orderly and cleanest cities in Tuscany.
5) Pisa – Not "just the tower", a short but full route
If you haven't been before, setting aside 2 hours is enough.
6) Short and clear notes on food and drink
7) Weather facts (the March 12–13 window)
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