The Marinelli Bell Foundry

This family business in Agnone, Italy, has filled the belfries of churches around the world since at least 1339. Today the shop’s 12 artisans take about three months to produce a single large model. A 600-kilogram (1,323-pound) bell costs about €21,000 ($23,000). Tourists can take home a less hefty holiday edition for €40. Photographs by Massimo Di Nonno for Bloomberg Businessweek