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Thursday, we picked up the rental car before 11:00 am and were given an upgrade.  The rental car site was a short walk from the Airbnb, so we picked up the car then returned for our luggage.  Getting out of the busy area of Albufeira was not as much trouble as we thought it would be.  We drove to Loule, which was a very nice village town.  There were less tourists, and less speaking of English.  We parked the car in an area where we did not need to park.  We then walked to the market area to see if there would be a place to eat.  Once at the market we decided not to eat at the market, because many of the restaurants were closed.  We decided to keep walking.  We found the small little chapel that was completely covered on two sides with blue tiles.  The front altar was completely covered in gold.  this chapel was built over the site of a Roman building.  There was a lady stationed at the door that spoke some Spanish  a that shared history of the chapel as well as history of the town. She shared that Portugal people are suffering due to the current war on Ukraine.  That the prices for tourists were also prices for the locals and they don't make a decent living wage.  After the church we continued to look for a restaurant and found one in a renovated convent a very small place with a very nice owner who did not take credit cards , but did walk out to show me were to withdraw  from an ATM.  There was the  Plato del dia.  Carmen had the fish and I had the pork dish.  Both were very tasty and filling.  After lunch we drove on, using the back roads and avoiding the toll road A22.  We found the Mireu Roman Ruin site, we stopped to take a walk and check out the ruins.  The guy at the desk was not very informative, he was too busy watching the world cup game on his laptop. 
The ruins were definitely a worthwhile stop.  It was amazing to see how the ruins were preserved and in such good conditions....the tiles are exposed to the elements.  We found an Airbnb accommodation in the town of Tavira.  We dropped of our luggage and went walking looking for a place to watch the game and eat a small meal.  After much walking around we settled on a small place that was near the loud young crowd.  We ate at at Aperitivos, eating 3 appetizers and drinking a small pitcher of sangria.  The sangria had apples and was very delicious.  We left before the game was over so we could make it back to the guest house without getting lost.