This city is strong on sport – it’s a surfer’s paradise and has footballing links to Manchester City. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFPPhotograph: AFPIt’s also well-known for a rich live music scene that’s now bearing political fruit. Photograph: epaBut it has a tragic history, and a shrine and museum commemorate the many who were held here as part of the slave trade. Name the city.Photograph: FINBARR O'REILLY/REUTERSThis week’s winner will receive a £150 voucher from Hotels.com which can be used at more than 120,000 places to stay across the world, from quirky B&Bs and family boltholes to boutique hotels. Hotels.com customers can get a night free for every 10 stayed with its rewards scheme. Email your answer by Thursday, 12 January to viewfinder@observer.co.uk or send a postcard, with address and phone number, to Viewfinder, The Observer, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.
■ The answer from 1 January was Arles, France. The winner was Rita Landeryou, from LondonPhotograph: Alamy