It's well worth stopping here, just off the N125 south of Loulé, to witness a marvellous feat of tilework. A baroque masterpiece, the church is wall-to-wall blue-and-white azulejos (painted tiles) inside, with beautiful panels depicting the life of Roman-era São Lourenço and his grisly death-by-barbecue. It was, happily, barely damaged in the 1755 earthquake. Buses between Albufeira (40 minutes) and Loulé (15 minutes) stop here.
