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If you love dried pasta you'll want to make a pilgrimage to one of these factories. They all give tours with English-speaking guides that take you from flour and water to packaged product. Call them a few days before you plan to visit.
Delverde produces more than 130 shapes of pasta (Zona Industriale, Fara San Martino; 011-39-0872-99-51).
De Ceccois Italy's second largest pasta maker after Barilla(Zona Industriale, Fara San Martino; 011-39-0872-98-61).
Gianfranco Zaccagni sets a standard for artisanal pasta (8 Viale Europa, Gissi; 011-39-0873-934-45 or 011-39-085-451-13-26).
Giuseppe Cocco still makes dried pasta the way it did 50 years ago (Zona Artigianale, Fara San Martino; 011-39-0872-98-41-21).