Built upon hills for defensive purposes, surrounded by thick defensive walls, steep embankments, or cliffs, these hilltop settlements provided natural defenses for their earliest inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, earthworks and stone and wooden palisades were typically replaced with massive stone and masonry walls, sturdy gates, and watch towers. In the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, even some of the smallest and most remote hill towns were adorned with churches housing works of art and impressive noble residences.
Subcategories
This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
A
- Hilltowns in Abruzzo (15 P)
- Hilltowns in Apulia (3 P)
B
- Hilltowns in Basilicata (5 P)
C
- Hilltowns in Campania (6 P)
E
- Hilltowns in Emilia-Romagna (2 P)
F
L
- Hilltowns in Lazio (14 P)
- Hilltowns in Liguria (3 P)
- Hilltowns in Lombardy (1 P)
M
- Hilltowns in Molise (1 P)
P
- Hilltowns in Piedmont (3 P)
S
- Hilltowns in Sardinia (1 P)
- Hilltowns in Sicily (5 P)
T
U
- Hilltowns in Umbria (30 P)
V
- Hilltowns in Veneto (3 P)
Pages in category "Hilltowns in Italy"
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