Hill town

Hill town

Hill town is the term used to describe citadel towns built upon hills to ward off invaders. Often protected by defensive walls, steep embankments, or cliffs, such hilltop settlements provided natural defenses for their inhabitants.

In Europe, especially in Italy, Spain, Portugal and southern France, such towns were common. , an Incan hill town completed in the mid-15th century in Peru, although now a ruins, is considered perhaps the most beautiful hill town ever constructed. Construction of fortified hill towns was common in in many civilizations. Ancient examples can also be found in Africa and Asia.


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