Comune di Tirano
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Tirano in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Sondrio (SO)
Elevation	441 m (1,447 ft)
Area	32 km² (12.4 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-12-04)
- Total	9,136
- Density	286/km² (741/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	46°12′59″N 10°10′08″E / 46.21639, 10.16889
Gentilic	Tiranesi
Dialing code	0342
Postal code	23037
Frazioni	Baruffini, Cologna, Madonna di Tirano, Roncaiola
Patron	Martin of Tours
- Day	11 November
Website: http://www.comune.tirano.so.it/

Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Northern Italy. It has about 9,044 inhabitants and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy boundary. Tirano has two neighboring railway stations. One is operated by Ferrovie dello Stato, the state railway company, and connects Tirano with Sondrio, Lecco and Milano. The other is operated by the Rhaetian Railway and used mainly to take tourists and skiers to St. Moritz, Pontresina, or to various ski areas via the Bernina Pass. River Adda flows through Tirano.

Located nearby is the Catholic shrine of the Madonna di Tirano, a major tourist attraction. The shrine is dedicated to the appearance of the Blessed Mother to Mario Degli Omodei on September 29th, 1504, an event religious pilgrims credit with ending a pestilence.

Despite its population of less that 10,000, Tirano is considered a city because of the walls that were built to protect it.

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Tirano

Basilica

Chiesa di S.Perpetua

Berninabahn

Rail station

Palazzo Quadrio

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