Pagani Tour

Pagani Automobili is one of the most exclusive car manufacturers in the world. Based in San Cesario sul Panaro, about 15 km from Modena, it produces fewer than 50 vehicles a year — each one hand-assembled from carbon fibre, titanium, and Mercedes-AMG components by a small team of craftspeople. A visit to Pagani sits naturally alongside the food producers and cultural landmarks that define Emilia-Romagna: the same values of craftsmanship, patience, and obsessive attention to detail run through both.

About Pagani Automobili

Pagani was founded in 1992 by Horacio Pagani, an Argentinian engineer who moved to Italy in 1983 to work at Lamborghini and later set out to build his own car. The first model, the Zonda, launched in 1999 and immediately established the company as a serious rival to Ferrari and Lamborghini in the hypercar segment. It was followed by the Huayra in 2011 — a car widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and technically complex road cars ever made — and more recently the Utopia, launched in 2022.

What distinguishes Pagani from other supercar manufacturers is the scale of production and the degree of craftsmanship involved. Each car takes thousands of hours to build. The carbon fibre monocoque is manufactured on-site. The interiors combine aluminium, leather, and titanium machined to watch-making tolerances. At current production rates, each new model has a waiting list measured in years.

Can You Visit Pagani?

Address: Via Romano Caselgrande, 1, 41018 San Cesario sul Panaro MO
Visits: By appointment only — Pagani does not operate open public tours. Access to the factory and museum is arranged through authorised tour operators or directly with Pagani for qualifying clients.

Unlike Ferrari or Lamborghini, Pagani does not have a walk-in museum with daily public opening hours. Visits are exclusive and limited in number. The experience typically includes access to the Pagani Museum (displaying historical models and prototypes), the carbon fibre workshop, and the assembly area where current models are under construction.

Because of the limited access, a visit to Pagani requires advance planning and booking. We can arrange this as part of a wider Motor Valley itinerary from Bologna or Modena — contact us to discuss availability and group size.

How to Get to Pagani from Bologna and Modena

San Cesario sul Panaro is approximately 15 km south of Modena and 45 km from Bologna. By car from Modena it takes around 20 minutes; from Bologna around 45 minutes. There is no practical public transport to the site. The options for visitors without a car are a taxi, a private transfer, or an organised tour that includes transport.

Pagani, Lamborghini (Sant’Agata Bolognese), and Ferrari (Maranello) form a triangle in the Modena countryside, all within 30–40 minutes of each other. A full Motor Valley day can cover two or three of these stops.

Combining Pagani with Food and Other Motor Valley Stops

The Pagani factory sits in the same countryside where Parmigiano Reggiano is made, balsamic vinegar ages in attic barrels, and Prosciutto di Parma hangs in fog-cooled cellars. A well-planned day from Bologna or Modena can combine a morning at food producers with an afternoon in Motor Valley — or vice versa.

Other Motor Valley stops within easy reach:

• Lamborghini factory and museum, Sant’Agata Bolognese — about 30 minutes from Pagani
• Ferrari Museum, Maranello — about 20 minutes from Pagani
• Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum, Funo di Argelato — about 40 minutes from Pagani