.section--about {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: clip;
  --ornament-size: 280px;
  --ornament-fill: var(--color-section-slate);
  --ornament-line: var(--color-line);
  --section-pad: clamp(72px, 8vw, 112px);
  background: var(--color-white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.section--about > .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.section--about::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  width: var(--ornament-size);
  height: var(--ornament-size);
  border-radius: 50%;
  bottom: 80px;
  left: -190px;
  background: var(--ornament-fill);
}
.section--about::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  bottom: 48px;
  left: -222px;
  width: calc(var(--ornament-size) + 64px);
  height: calc(var(--ornament-size) + 64px);
  border: 1px solid var(--ornament-line);
}
.reasons .icon-circle {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  background: none;
  color: var(--color-accent-text);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.reasons .icon-circle .icon {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  stroke-width: 1.4;
}
.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 56px;
}
.about-grid h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.6vw, 54px);
}
.about-grid .lead {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
/* Reasons read as a ruled 2 × 2 table rather than loose floating items. */
.reasons {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.reasons > div {
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.reasons h3 {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.6vw, 22px);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.reasons p {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 15px;
}
.about-visual {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
}
.about-visual .media {
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
}
.about-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: -72px 16px 0;
  padding: 24px 24px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-floating);
}
.about-quote__mark {
  display: block;
  height: 32px;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font: 500 64px/0.9 var(--font-heading);
}
.about-quote p {
  font: 500 20px/1.4 var(--font-heading);
}
.about-quote small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--color-accent-text);
  font: 500 11px/1.4 var(--font-ui);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* Cities: one compact row of photo cards; each prefills the request form. */
/* Cities open onto the page: a ruled heading row, then a strip of tall tiles
   that runs off the right edge of the screen (the section clips overflow). */
.cities-panel {
  display: grid;
  gap: 32px;
  margin-top: clamp(72px, 7vw, 112px);
  padding-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-line);
}
.cities-panel__pin {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  color: var(--color-accent-text);
}
.cities-panel__pin .icon {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  stroke-width: 1.4;
}
.cities-panel__intro h3 {
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.cities-panel__intro p {
  max-width: 420px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
}
.cities-panel__slider {
  min-width: 0;
}
.cities-panel__toolbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.cities-panel__toolbar > p {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font: 500 11px/1.5 var(--font-ui);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cities-panel__controls {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}
.cities-panel__controls[hidden] {
  display: none;
}
.cities-panel__controls .icon-button {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.cities-panel__controls [data-city-prev] .icon {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
.cities-panel__controls button:disabled {
  opacity: 0.35;
  cursor: default;
}
.cities-panel__grid {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-padding-inline: 4px;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: var(--color-line-strong) transparent;
  padding: 4px 4px 12px;
  margin: -4px calc((100% - 100vw) / 2) -12px -4px;
  list-style: none;
}
.cities-panel__grid > li {
  flex: 0 0 min(76vw, 300px);
  min-width: 0;
  scroll-snap-align: start;
}
.city-tile {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  height: clamp(340px, 32vw, 480px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--color-section-slate);
  color: var(--color-white);
}
.city-tile::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #11272312 0%, #11272300 32%, #112723b3 72%, #112723eb 100%);
}
.city-tile__photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 35%;
  transition: transform 450ms var(--ease-out);
}
.city-tile__caption {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 24px;
}
.city-tile__name {
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
  font: 500 clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 30px) / 1.15 var(--font-heading);
}
.city-tile__de {
  color: var(--color-on-photo);
  font-size: 12px;
}
.city-tile .icon {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  padding: 7px;
  border: 1px solid #ffffff66;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--color-white);
  background: #11272380;
  transition: transform var(--transition);
}
.city-tile:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-primary);
}
.city-tile:hover .icon {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}
.city-tile--other {
  border: 1px dashed var(--color-line-strong);
  color: var(--color-ink);
}
.city-tile--other::after {
  display: none;
}
.city-tile--other .city-tile__de {
  color: var(--color-muted);
}
.city-tile--other .icon {
  border-color: var(--color-line-strong);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-white);
}
.city-tile__map {
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  left: 18px;
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}
.city-tile--other:hover .icon {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .reasons {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
  .reasons > div {
    padding: 32px 32px 32px 0;
  }
  .reasons > div:nth-child(even) {
    padding: 32px 0 32px 32px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-line);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .about-visual .media {
    aspect-ratio: 16/11;
  }
  .about-quote {
    position: absolute;
    left: 24px;
    bottom: 24px;
    max-width: 360px;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .cities-panel__grid {
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .cities-panel__grid > li {
    flex-basis: clamp(280px, 30vw, 380px);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .about-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .about-visual .media {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  }
  .about-quote {
    left: -40px;
    bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 340px;
  }
  .cities-panel__intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
    column-gap: 80px;
    align-items: end;
  }
  .cities-panel__pin {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
  .cities-panel__intro p {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .about-grid {
    gap: 112px;
  }
  .about-quote {
    left: -56px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .section--about::before,
  .section--about::after {
    display: none;
  }
}
@media (hover: hover) and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .city-tile:hover .city-tile__photo {
    transform: scale(1.045);
  }
}