Grunewald blends elegant villas, dense forest, a Cold War spy hill, lakeside dips, and a nature center for a perfect Berlin escape.
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"The Big Daddy of Berlin’s natural spaces, the Grunewald has something for everyone. Located in the southwest, close to the Wannsee Lake, it’s easily accessible from the center by public transport and offers plenty to explore in addition to the usual forest and pathways. As well as the cultish Teufelsberg, a former Cold War spy station that now offers official tours and serves as a kind of outdoor street art gallery, there’s the Ökowerk ecological project (small fees apply), the Grunewald tower with its neighboring beer garden, and animal enclosures with deer and other wildlife." - MATADOR_NETWORK
"The Grunewald forest is just 15 minutes by train from the centre of Berlin. Teufelsberg (Devil’s Mountain) is an artificial hill made from rubble collected in the city after the end of the Second World War. Atop sits the abandoned Teufelsberg listening station, which acted as a US National Security Agency outpost during the Cold War. Follow up the history tour with a dip in Teufelssee (Devil’s Lake), although be aware that freikörperkultur (nude bathing) is alive and well here."
