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'''Biel''' ([[France|French]]: ''Bienne'') is the biggest bilingual town in [[Switzerland]] (German-/Frenchspeaking). It has 51.000 citizens and is located in the northwest of [[Switzerland]], at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.
== Hitching Hitchhiking out ==
=== East, South towards [[Bern]], [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]], [[Fribourg]], [[Burgdorf]] ===
From the main train station in Biel: Leave the trainstation through the back exit (towards lake, Nidau). There is a big COOP-Supermarket, walk to the other side of it (right through it or across the street on the right side of it). As you reach a street, turn right. After some hundred meters there is a big crossroads. Cross the street and turn left (obviously towards "Bern" - there are big green signs). After about 300m there is a BP petrol station, right before the motorway A6 starts.