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Biel/Bienne
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Boat cruises from Biel/Bienne
Tour three lakes, a canal, and a river. (You can even bring a bicycle along.)

Translation software

Biel/Bienne caters mainly to German- and French-speaking visitors, and few Web pages about the region are in English. Fortunately, there's an easy workaround:

Google Translate
Use this free service to display Web pages with imperfect but intelligible translated text.

Tourism sites

Biel-Bienne
The city's official Web site has some English-language content, which you can reach by clicking the "EN" link.

Biel/Bienne - Media Time Services
This German-language site has information on the city, museums, theatres, cinemas, excursions, etc. Translate with AltaVista.

Wilkommen in Seeland
Click the town names on the map for regional information, or use the links in the right-hand margin. Translate with AltaVista.

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Hotels/tourist info More links

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