Dominates the central stretch of the Foglia Valley from a rocky spur. The difference in height from top to bottom of this picturesque village is around 100 metres.
The 14^th century town was ruled over by the Lauditorio family. However, the family was toppled from power when they formed a decidedly ill-advised alliance. This brought the Malatesta family to power, followed by the Montefeltros in 1463, under whom the area became part of the dukedom of Urbino until it was passed on to the Papal States in 1631. The name Auditore (from the Latin Auditorium) came from the fact that the town was used by the Malatesta family and by the Montefeltros as a place where cases and disputes were argued. Today we can still see the ancient wall with two towers and the austere torre civica built on a circular base with a hexagonal belfry (15^th Century) which dominates the medieval borgo. The parish church, just outside the town wall, has a picture ("Pentecost") painted in 1772 by Marino Medici.
In 1944 Casinina, at the foot of the valley, was the scene of fierce and bloody atrocities during the retreat of German troops, following the breaking of the Gothic Line. The many victims included civilians. Today, a small museum here is dedicated to this event.