Issue 014 · The LightOld Town · Centre Històric
What the Plane Trees Leave Behind
Late autumn in Palma, the old town fills with enormous fallen leaves. We gather them by the armful and bring them home.
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4 min · Kattis
Editor's Selection
Two dispatches from the coast this week.
Architecture
Centre Històric · 8 min read
The Cathedral That Drinks the Light
Once a year, the rose windows of La Seu align to paint an eight of color across the nave. We woke at four to watch it happen.
Food
Deià · 6 min read
A Table at the End of the Cliff
You hike forty minutes down a goat path on the Tramuntana coast. At the bottom, a man grills paella over orange wood while the sun falls into the sea.
The Long Read
The Wooden Train to the Valley of Gold
A 1912 narrow-gauge railway carries you through tunnels carved by hand into the mountain. It ends in an orchard.
Kattis·Jan 21, 2026·5 min
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