.cities-directory {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 2rem));
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) 0;
}

.cities-hero { max-width: 780px; margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); }
.cities-hero h1 { max-width: 13ch; margin: .25rem 0 1rem; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); line-height: .98; }
.cities-section-heading { max-width: 760px; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.cities-section-heading h2 { margin: .2rem 0 .65rem; }
.cities-featured, .cities-records { margin-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem); }

.cities-feature-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.city-feature-card {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 18rem;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--border, #b7a17b);
  border-radius: var(--radius, .35rem);
  background: var(--surface, #f1e5cd);
  color: var(--ink, #2e241a);
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink, #2e241a) 10%, transparent);
}

.city-feature-card span { color: var(--muted, #765e43); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.city-feature-card h3 { margin: .65rem 0; font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.45rem); }
.city-feature-card p { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; }
.city-feature-card strong { margin-top: auto; }
.city-feature-card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: var(--accent, #76502e); }
.city-feature-card:focus-visible, .cities-group a:focus-visible, .cities-beyond a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent, #76502e); outline-offset: 3px; }

.cities-group-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.cities-group { padding: 1.4rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--accent, #76502e); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #f1e5cd) 72%, transparent); }
.cities-group h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.cities-group ul { display: grid; gap: .55rem; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.cities-group a { display: block; padding-block: .25rem; font-weight: 700; }

.cities-beyond { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(16rem, .75fr); gap: 2rem; align-items: end; margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem); padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); border: 1px solid var(--border, #b7a17b); background: var(--surface, #f1e5cd); }
.cities-beyond h2 { margin: .2rem 0 .6rem; }
.cities-beyond nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: .65rem; }
.cities-beyond a { padding: .7rem .8rem; border: 1px solid var(--border, #b7a17b); text-align: center; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; }

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .cities-feature-grid, .cities-group-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .city-feature-card { min-height: 0; }
  .cities-beyond { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .cities-directory { width: min(100% - 1.2rem, 1180px); }
  .cities-beyond nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .city-feature-card, .cities-beyond { background: var(--surface, #2b2119); color: var(--ink, #f3e8cf); }
  .cities-group { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #2b2119) 84%, transparent); }
}