Valea Verde’s story begins in 2003, when Jonas and Ulrike Schäfer discover the village of Cund, a small Saxon settlement in the heart of Transylvania. Drawn in by the authentic landscape, the quiet of the place and the warmth of its people, they choose to build a new path here, continuing the work started by Jonas’s father, Klaus, who first arrived in Romania in December 1990, bringing relief goods to the children’s hospital in Sighișoara.
From 2005, through Valea Verde, they lay the foundations of a responsible rural tourism concept, built around the authenticity of the village of Cund, local gastronomy and a kind of hospitality that puts people and nature first. In time, this becomes one of Transylvania’s landmark destinations.
Today, the Valea Verde story is carried forward by a team of dedicated people from Cund and the surrounding villages, people who grew up alongside this place and who share the founders’ wish to keep the tradition of Transylvanian hospitality alive. Day by day, they take care of every guest, every house and every corner of Valea Verde, with the same devotion that built this story in the first place.
For our team, Valea Verde is more than a place to stay with a restaurant, it is a way of living at the pace of the village, close to nature and to people. We invite you to discover the village of Cund the way Jonas and Ulrike discovered it, more than two decades ago: a simple, authentic place, full of stories.
