Stands at the beginning of the upper valley of the River Conca, scenically placed on a rocky spur which juts out unexpectedly into the valley from the slopes of Monte Faggiola (818 m).
The town is made up of a small village which stands by the river and a fortified village which has been built above it on an outcrop of tufa stone. This latter part of the town is well worth a visit for its picturesque cobbled streets, which climb up to the 12^th century castle. This was built by the Counts of Montefeltro and partly rebuilt by Francesco di Giorgio Martini towards the end of the 15^th Century. It remains in a good state of preservation and now houses the town hall. The Church of San Caterina was built by knights of the Order of Malta, while Santa Maria del Soccorso is worth visiting to see the early painting of "The Madonna Enthroned" and also two paintings attributed to Bartolomeo Vivarini. The painting of "Ecce Homo" in the church of San Biagio is also by Vivarini.
Climbing up through sharp bends to Monte Faggiola, we reach the Sanctuario di Santa Maria in Recluso, built on a cliff using materials from an ancient temple dedicated to Juno. Another road from the piazza leads through fields and meadows, passing though a woodland planted with Adriatic oak (quercus cerris) and a tourist village at Santa Rita before arriving at Villagrande di Montecopiolo. This is the main village in a comune made up of hamlets which are scattered over the area.