Almancil
An inland town in Loulé near upmarket resorts and golf, home to a small church covered inside with blue-and-white tiles.
Almancil is a town in the municipality of Loulé, set a little back from the coast in the area often called the Golden Triangle. It serves as the local centre for the nearby resorts of Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago, and its coastline includes beaches such as Ancão and Garrão, close to the Ria Formosa.
The standout sight is the Church of São Lourenço, a small Baroque church whose interior is covered in blue-and-white azulejos showing the life of Saint Lawrence, painted by Policarpo de Oliveira Bernardes in the eighteenth century. The town itself is practical, with shops and services rather than an old centre.