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Biel
Information
Country	Swiss
Area	21,21 km²
Population	54 456 hab. (December 31, 2016)
Density	2 567,47 inhab./km²
Postal code	2500, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505
Location
47 ° 8 ′ 14 ″ N 7 ° 14 ′ 50 ″ E
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Biel[1], [2] (Biel in German) is a town in the canton of Bern. It is a bilingual city (French / German).

Understand

To go

By plane

• From the airport Geneva, direct train to Biel
• From the airport Zurich, direct train to Biel
• From Bâle-Mulhouse airport, train Bâle-Delémont then change.

By train

• Of Geneva ("France), Basel (»France, Germany) or Zurich (»Germany, Austria)

By car

France: From Basel, route 18 then A16 - From Montbéliard or Belfort: highway 16 - From Besançon, Morteau: route 20 - from Geneva: A1, A5
Germany: From Basel, route 18 then A16

By bus

On a boat

• from the lakes of Biel, Neuchâtel and Morat
• since Solothurn by the Aar

Circulate

By bus

Public bus network (Hours). Ticket in town 3 Swiss francs.

By bike

By car

On a boat

• trip on the lakes of Biel, Neuchâtel and Murten
• journey on the Aare to Solothurn

• Rental of pedal boats and boats in the port

To visit

• The old town of Biel
• The old town of Nidau
• Walk along the Thielle (from the beach to Port)
• Biel Photography Days in September

Museums

• Pasquart Center - Contemporary art center. Site
• Neuhaus - Art and history. A multifaceted art and history museum: the history of industry and watchmaking in Biel; bourgeois life at XIX^e century: W. Piasio cinecollection; Karl and Robert Walser, painter and poet; Robert Collection: watercolors of flora and fauna; etc. Site
• Schwab - Prehistory and archeology
• Omega - Omega watches and Omega timing. Site
• Müller Center - Machine museum. It is some 200 machines dating from 1880 to 1912 presented in reconstructed workshops with mannequins dressed from the period and animated by audio-visual programs. The museum is housed in a completely renovated old foundry which also includes a training center and a multipurpose room.

Excursion idea

Visit of the old town on foot, then boat trip to Île Saint-Pierre (St-Petersinsel) and visit of the peninsula (Possibly, meal at the Klosterhotel). Walk to Cerlier (Erlach) and visit the old town of Cerlier.
Return by bus to Lüscherz station then by tram to Biel.

Make

Baths

• Biel beach
• Nidau ​​beach-pool
• The beaches of Ipsach
• The heated swimming pool of the convention center, fitness sauna
• The Worbenbad thermal pool (at 5 km south), fitness sauna

Sports

• Ice rink, east of Biel (Länggasse)

Tennis

• by the lake (Mühlerunsweg)
• on the banks of the Aare (Schleusenweg)
• Badmington center, Nidau ​​for badminton. There is also a climbing wall

Parks

• Le Pré de la Rive (by the lake)
• The municipal park (near the center)
• The Erlewäldli, Nidau ​​(by the lake)

Hiking

• the Chasseral hike takes off in Biel.

Learn

• University of Applied Sciences - engineering school formerly (Le technicum)
  • technical and IT [3]
  • architecture, civil engineering and wood[4]
• 3 Gyms (upper secondary school)
• The School of Visual Arts (graphic designer)

To work

Buy

1 - The entire rue de la Gare, which has become pedestrianized, offers clothing, electronics, gifts, flowers, etc. stores in more than 300 m.

2 - The rue de Nidau, as well as the rue Centrale also offer a good number of shops of all kinds. These two streets are an extension of rue de la Gare from Place Centrale.

3 - For "Wholesale" purchases you also have a large shopping center at the exit of Biel direction Solothurn where about twenty brands are present (food, clothes, electronics, travel, pharmacy, habitat, garden ....)

4 - Exit Biel direction Bern, you have a large MIGROS center gathering food, brico, garden, car, leisures.

5 - A stone's throw from the train station, a large COOP Center with around fifteen brands is present.

6 - once a year, a BRADERIE is organized in the middle of summer with between 200 and 300 stands throughout the center of Biel.

Eat

• A hundred restaurants

• Restaurants in the city center
  • Brasserie la Rotonde
  • Arcade

• Lakeside restaurants
  • Räblus
  • Lake Restaurant
  • Beautiful shoreline
  • StrandBoden Park-Café
  • Beach restaurant
  • Restaurant du Port (landing stage)
  • The houseboat

• Restaurants on the banks of the Aare
  • Restaurant du Pont, Nidau
  • The Romantica, Port

• Old City
  • The town
  • St-Gervais
  • Villa Lindenegg
  • Tower restaurant
  • In Old Valais
  • Yoshi Sushibar

• Self-service restaurants
  • Migros, new market place
  • Coop, Rue de Nidau
  • Coop, station
  • Manora, Boujean (East of the city)
  • McDonalds, Rue de Nidau
  • McDonalds, Boujean (Drive-In motorway exit)

Drinks

Café du commerce (Old town) POOC (Place Guisan) Rotonde (Place Guisan) Arcade (Place Centrale)

Housing

Communicate

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