hillside town
Village on incline
A hillside town is a settlement built on or against a slope, with buildings rising in tiers up the terrain.
The term evokes Mediterranean villages clinging to cliffsides, or Appalachian communities scattered across mountain grades.
Unlike towns on flat ground, hillside towns feature steep streets, terraced construction, and dramatic views: We wandered the narrow lanes of the hillside town until sunset.
- villageSmall rural community
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- stone wallsRefuses to cooperate
medieval · perched · valley · rooftops · winding · steep · ancient · panorama · vineyard · narrow · streets · stone · clustered · olive groves · overlook · cliffside · bell tower · church bells
- mountain settlementsmountain village, alpine village
- rural getawaysvineyard, winery, farmhouse, ranch, orchard
- highland settlementsalpine village, Cusco, Lhasa, Quito, La Paz
hillside towncoastal town
Settlement along the shore
seaside village · beach town · island town · prairie town · riverside town
hill, hills, hilly, hilliness, hillside, hillsides, hilltop, hillock, side