Cannes in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

🎬

The festival was planned for 1939 as a rival to Venice, was cancelled by the war, and finally ran in 1946.

🏖️

Most of the beach along the Croisette is private and sold by the day.

🌊

The Lérins islands are twenty minutes offshore, and one of them is still a working monastery.

⭐

The Palme d'Or is decided by a jury rather than by votes, which is why it surprises people so often.

🍷

The monks on Saint-Honorat have been making wine on the island for centuries and sell most of it there.

Cannes at a glance

Country

France

Coordinates

43.55° N, 7.02° E

First played

27 April 2026

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Cannes.