A region of Estado de México
The lake and pine-covered hills around Valle de Bravo, a weekend escape from Mexico City and Toluca known for sailing, paragliding and waterfalls. Avándaro, Amanalco and the forests of the western Estado de México surround it, and the Piedra Herrada monarch sanctuary is close by.
1 Pueblo Mágico · 4 places to visit
Pueblos Mágicos in Valle de Bravo and Avándaro
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Places to visit in Valle de Bravo and Avándaro 4
4 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Towns
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Ixtapan del Oro · Town · Estado de México
Hill-country municipal seat in the far west of the state, with a wooden-kiosk plaza, San Miguel church, a waterfall and warm-water pools. -
Santo Tomás de los Plátanos · Town · Estado de México
A town moved in 1956 for a dam; only the old church tower still rises from the reservoir. -
Zacazonapan · Town · Estado de México
A small municipal seat in the south of the State of Mexico, known for aged cheese and its year-end cheese fair.
Villages
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San Martín Obispo · Village · Estado de México
A Mazahua village in Donato Guerra on the El Monumento–Valle de Bravo road, with a colonial-era church and a feast on 11 November.
Top tours in Valle de Bravo and Avándaro
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Getting around Valle de Bravo and Avándaro
Fly into Toluca (TLC).
Cities to start from: Zitácuaro
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit Valle de Bravo and Avándaro
Most of Valle de Bravo and Avándaro is at its best in January, March, April, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Valle de Bravo