St Andrew's Church is one of the more charming oddities of Tangier. Completed in 1905, on land granted by Queen Victoria, the interior of this Anglican church is in Moorish style, with no graven images, and the Lord’s Prayer in Arabic. Behind the altar is a cleft that indicates the direction of Mecca; carved quotes are from the Quran. A real interfaith experience!
Outside in the church graveyard, there are some fascinating wartime headstones, including the fighter pilot shot while escaping (which reads ‘Good Hunting, Tim’) and the moving sight of entire downed aircrews, their headstones attached shoulder to shoulder. Caretaker Yassine is always on-site and will let you in.
