Tirano

E415797

Tirano is a town in the Valtellina valley of northern Italy, known as a gateway to the Alps and the starting point of the scenic Bernina Express railway into Switzerland.

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Label Occurrences
Tirano canonical 5

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
borderCrossingTo Poschiavo Valley
continent Europe
country Italy
dialingCode 0342
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
wine production
hasHeritageStatus part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes" (via Bernina line terminus)
hasLandmark Sanctuary of the Madonna di Tirano
surface form: Basilica della Madonna di Tirano

Palazzo Salis
Sanctuary of the Madonna di Tirano
historic old town
hasNearbyTown Bormio
Poschiavo NERFINISHED
Sondrio
hasRailwayStation Tirano Rhaetian Railway station
Tirano railway station (Italian Railways)
hasReligiousBuilding Church of San Martino
Church of Santa Perpetua
hasRole gateway to the Alps
hasTraditionalProduct Valtellina Superiore DOCG
surface form: Valtellina wines

pizzoccheri (Valtellina pasta dish)
isConnectedTo Chur ONNED1
St. Moritz
isPartOf Alta Valtellina tourism area
isStartingPointOf Bernina Express
isTerminusOf Bernina railway line NERFINISHED
knownFor Bernina Express
surface form: Bernina Express panoramic train

pilgrimage to Madonna di Tirano
scenic alpine railway connections
languageUsed Italian
locatedIn Lombardy
Valtellina
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Sondrio
locatedInNorthernPartOf Italy
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Adda River NERFINISHED
nearBorderWith Switzerland
postalCode 23037
railwayOperator Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED
Trenord
regionalLanguage Lombard
roadConnection SS38 Stelvio road
access to Passo del Bernina area via Switzerland

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Input
Subject: Tirano
Description of subject: Tirano is a town in the Valtellina valley of northern Italy, known as a gateway to the Alps and the starting point of the scenic Bernina Express railway into Switzerland.

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