Metroji clue #76

Santander in five emoji

Spain

A northern Spanish port on a wide bay, which is a different country from the Spain most visitors picture. The green here is paid for in rainfall.

What each emoji refers to

The Magdalena palace was built for Alfonso XIII as a summer residence and is now part of a university.
The beach breaks at Sardinero and across the bay at Somo made the city a surfing centre.
Anchovies from along this coast are salted and hand filleted, and sold at prices that startle people.
The Bay of Biscay is cold and rough enough that the swimming season is short.
The north coast is called green Spain, and it is green because it rains through most of the year.

Santander at a glance

Country
Spain
Coordinates
43.46° N, 3.81° W
First played

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 Santander.

City Distance Direction
BilbaoSpain 70 km
BordeauxFrance 300 km
MadridSpain 340 km
ToulouseFrance 420 km
Andorra la VellaAndorra 450 km
PortoPortugal 470 km

Nearest cities we have written up

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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