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Biel's watch-making industry
- Ort
Place
- Biel/Bienne
- Dauer
Recommended Duration
- 1 h 30 min
During this tour you will learn about the arrival of the first watchmakers, the development of this industry and its growth in status.
Since the 19th century, Biel/Bienne has been an industrial and watchmaking city. During this tour, you will discover how the development of watchmaking has left its mark. Numerous stories and anecdotes will allow you to get to know the largest Swiss bilingual city better. Incidentally, are you familiar with the origins of bilingualism in Biel/Bienne?
Prices
Prices for groups
Group up to 25 persons
- CHF 225.-
On site
Accessibility
- Booking required
- Accessible by public transport
- Custom hours on request
Activities
- Guided tours
Services
- Suitable for groups
Access
Public transport
Directions
Good to know
- Group size: up to 25 people per guide
- Languages: French, German, English, Italian, Spanish
- Bookings: all year round, at the tourist office
- This guided visit takes you along the traces left by the watchmaking industry and its development, such as such as historic top floor workshops and factories.
- The permanent exhibition "Biel/Bienne – Ville horlogère et industrielle" in the New Museum Biel will be visited during this tour.
- The city of Biel was awarded the Wakker Prize in 2004. The Wakker Prize is awarded by the Swiss Heritage Society to a political community in Switzerland for exemplary townscape protection.
Links & PDFs
Links
Contact
- Tourismus Biel Seeland
Tourisme Bienne Seeland Bahnhofplatz 12 Postfach 1261 2502 Biel/Bienne +41 32 329 84 84 info@biel-seeland.ch biel-seeland.ch
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Biel/Bienne is Switzerland’s largest bilingual town. German and French have equal rights here. This town is also the cradle of Swiss watchmaking.