Marseille in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

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Greek sailors from Phocaea founded it around 600 BC, which makes it the oldest city in France.

🌊

The Calanques cut white limestone inlets into the coast southeast of the city.

☀️

Around 2,800 hours of sun a year, among the highest on the French mainland.

🐟

Bouillabaisse began as the fish the boats could not sell, and now has a charter setting out what belongs in it.

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The Vélodrome holds 67,000. Marseille is still the only French club to have won the European Cup.

Marseille at a glance

Country

France

Coordinates

43.30° N, 5.37° E

First played

24 July 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 Marseille.