Berlin's most famous villa colony: Grunewald! Perfectly situated between City West and the legendary forest that gives it its name. A relaxing, historic walk on the outskirts of the city in the footsteps of the rich and famous...
- Grunewald
- Villa colony
- Between the big city and the forest
Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
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Participants | Tour findet ab 5 Teilnehmer*Innen statt |
Important information | Endpunkt: S Grunewald |
Further information
Protected by Reich Chancellor Bismarck, wealthy Berliners settled here from 1889 onwards, enjoying the tranquillity of their huge estates and the proximity to the burgeoning Kurfürstendamm. Among the most famous residents were the industrialist and Reich Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, the publisher Samuel Fischer, the Mendelssohn banking family, the dancer Isadora Duncan and film director Friedrich Murnau or the writers Vicki Baum and Hermann Sudermann. The tour leads to idyllic corners, to preserved magnificent villas, picturesque lakes and places of great history and little anecdotes...