The Santo (which is St. Antonio's church, called il Santo par excellence) […]

So the use of the word polis to designate an akropolis was probably restricted to akropoleis that were centres of human habitation. On the other hand, the akropoleis which were called poleis did not have to be the centres of a polis in the political sense of the term, as were e.g. the akropoleis of Athens or Korinth.

It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.

The hole was too eng for him to get through.