hilltown
Elevated rural community
A hilltown is a town or village built on a hill, typically for defensive purposes or to preserve flat land for farming.
The term often evokes the ancient hilltop settlements of Italy and other Mediterranean regions: We spent a week visiting hilltowns in Tuscany.
Also spelled as two words.
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- municipalityLocal governing district
- outpostRemote military station
enclave · locality · dwellings · habitation · infrastructure · elevation · plateau · ridge
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
landscape · valleys · horizon · rolling · elevated · charming · idyllic · bucolic
Inherited cultural legacy
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Renaissance · colonial · preservation · conservation · restoration · antiquity · cobblestone · fortress
Distant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- hiddenKept out of sight
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- quietLacking in sound
peaceful · unspoiled · untouched · retreat · sanctuary · escape · sheltered · off-the-beaten-path
People living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- civicPertaining to community affairs
artisans · craftsmen · market · festivals · traditions · piazza · gathering · cooperative
village
Small rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- municipalityLocal governing district
outpost · enclave · locality · dwellings · habitation · infrastructure · elevation · plateau · ridge · slope
vista
Pleasing distant scene
picturesque · landscape · valleys · horizon · rolling · elevated · charming · idyllic · bucolic · scenery
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
medieval · Renaissance · colonial · preservation · conservation · restoration · antiquity · cobblestone · fortress · citadel
remote
Distant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- hiddenKept out of sight
- undiscoveredNot yet found
quiet · peaceful · unspoiled · untouched · retreat · sanctuary · escape · sheltered · off-the-beaten-path · sleepy
residents
People living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
civic · artisans · craftsmen · market · festivals · traditions · piazza · gathering · cooperative · tight-knit
hilltowncoastal village
Small shoreline community
seaside town · beach town · valley town · coastal town · port town
- hilltop villageSettlement atop a mound
- hilltop townSettlement atop a rise
- hilltop viewsSights from elevated terrain