Among Berlin's villa colonies, one still stands out today: Grunewald, conveniently located between City West and Berlin's most famous forest. Protected by Chancellor Bismarck, wealthy Berliners settled here from 1889 and enjoyed the tranquility of their huge property, but also took advantage of the proximity to Kurfürstendamm. The most famous residents included the industrialist and Reich Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, the publisher Samuel Fischer, the banking family Mendelssohn, but also the dancer Isadora Duncan and film director Murnau or the writers Vicki Baum and Hermann Sudermann. The tour leads to the idyllic corners of the villa suburb, to preserved magnificent villas, picturesque lakes and places of small stories and great history.