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Lake Biel

St. Peter's Island (Île Saint-Pierre), a former retreat of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sits mid-lake.

Area
39 km²
Max depth
74 m
Elevation
429 m
Canton
Bern, Neuchâtel
Towns
Biel/Bienne, La Neuveville

Source: en.wikipedia.org

47.0830° N 7.1670° E · BernRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

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Gestumblindi, Swissoptimist, Jean-Paul Wettstein · Wikimedia Commons + Pexels · CC BY 3.0 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ask me about Lake Biel

I can tell you which weeks suit it, which base to stay in and how it fits into a route with the rest of your journey. Tell me when you are coming, and I will build the days around it.

MarieLucerne and the Engadin.

Nearby

  1. Lake Murten22 km²Lake
  2. Lake Neuchâtel215 km²Lake
  3. Lake Thun47 km²Lake
  4. Lake Brienz29 km²Lake
  5. Lake Sempach14 km²Lake
  6. Lake Geneva580 km²Lake

Put Lake Biel in a journey.

Tell me when you are coming and I will build the days around it — the right base, the right train, the right table — and say plainly if another season would serve it better.

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