Medicinal Plants Walk in São Brás de Alportel

Naturopath João Beles and herbalist Eliseu Silva will guide you in discovering medicinal plants along the Alportel river ✨

Medicinal Plants Recognition Walk

Alportel Biodiversity Station

Let's discover dozens of medicinal plants that grow in the Algarve🤗🌼🌸🌲✨️

🍂 KNOWING MEDICINAL PLANTS

Let's discover various medicinal plants and trees such as Willow, Saint Robert, Ash, Capuchin, Rockrose, Pennyroyal, Myrtle, Strawberry Tree, Rosemary, St. John's Wort, Fennel, Mallow, or Marigolds.

Program

11h - Meeting and presentations.

11:15h - Start of the botanical walk on the trails of the Alportel Biodiversity Station.

13:30 - Lunch/picnic

17h - Return to the Land of Alma

17:30 - Circle of Chants. medicinal music and traditional Portuguese music (optional)

LOCATION OF THE LAND OF ALMA:

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USEFUL INFORMATION

✅ Bring comfortable shoes for walking.

✅ Bring a towel and swimsuit if you want to take a bath in the waterfall.

✅ Children are welcome and it is free (it is very important to instill in them from a young age this love for walking in Mother Nature).

João Beles

Traveler of the ephemeral, native of eternity, João Beles is a spiritual being inhabiting a physical body.

Believer in God, in Jesus, and in much of the knowledge that has been passed down to us by our ancestors.

Naturopath, acupuncturist, musician, and composer passionate about Nature.

Started learning about medicinal plants in 1996 when he enrolled in the Naturology course in Lisbon.

Dedicated 20 years of his life to training naturopaths and teaching people the benefits of using Medicinal Plants for their health.

Over the years, this knowledge has been shared in various ways, including the publication of books on Medicinal Plants, appearances on television and radio programs, sharing on social media, retreats, hikes, and festivals.

Currently, she shares her technical and scientific knowledge in the "Online Course on Medicinal Plants - Use and Scientific Foundations" and "Conversations with Medicinal Plants".

Share your spiritual and ancestral knowledge in the journeys "Sophia Mater - The Wisdom of Mother", "Guardians of Medicinal Plants", and "The Medicinal Plants and the 7 Chakras".

Author of the books: "Naturopathy, Nature Heals Nature" from 2011 and "Medicinal Plants That Help You Lose Weight" from 2014, and 4 Spiritual Almanacs, from 2022 to 2025.

Recently published 2 books on medicinal plants Drusuna 2025 and 2026.

Organizes retreats for medicinal plants and nature walks.

www.instagram.com/joaobeles27

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João Beles

Traveler of the ephemeral, native of eternity, João Beles is a spiritual being inhabiting a physical body.

Believer in God, in Jesus and in much of the knowledge passed on to us by our ancestors.

Naturopath, acupuncturist, musician and composer and passionate about Nature.

He started learning about medicinal plants in 1996 when he took the Naturology course in Lisbon.

He dedicated 20 years of his life to training naturopaths and teaching people the benefits of using Medicinal Plants for their health.

Over the years, he has disseminated this knowledge in various ways, from publishing books on Medicinal Plants, appearing on television and radio programs, sharing on social media, retreats, walks and festivals.

He currently shares his technical and scientific knowledge in the "Online Course on Medicinal Plants - Use and Scientific Bases" and “Conversations with Medicinal Plants".

He shares her spiritual and ancestral knowledge in the journeys "Sophia Mater - The Wisdom of Mother", "Guardians of Medicinal Plants" and "Medicinal Plants and the 7 Chakras".

Author of the books: "Naturopathy, Nature Heals Nature" from 2011 and "Medicinal Plants That Help You Lose Weight" from 2014 and 4 Spiritual Almanacs, from 2022 to 2025.

She recently published 2 books on medicinal plants, Drusuna 2025 and 2026.

Organizes medicinal plant retreats and nature walks.

www.instagram.com/joaobeles27

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