Valle de Bravo is a municipality in México State, Mexico, located on the shore of Lake Avándaro, approximately 100 km (60 miles) west of Mexico City. It takes about 2 and half hours to drive from Mexico City to Valle de Bravo, the lake is flooded farm land, with a dam that was built to produce electricity for the Mexico City. The old town was flooded many years ago. It's a beautiful place usually called the "The Mexican Switzerland". It is mainly a weekend resting place for very afluential people that live in Mexico City and a world class paragliding mecca.

The colonial archiecture of the town is very walkable, with a nice central plaza, an arts & crafts and food markets, gourmet natural food stores, art galleries and upscale craft shops. Many shops are closed during the week.
The lake and large pine forests that surround it make the area popular for outdoor activities that tend to have a focus here, including biking, hang-gliding, sailing, skiing, hiking, and rock climbing.