A small town in the Upper Metauro Valley, north-west of Urbania. It stands on the top of a chalk hill, with its houses built down the hillside.
The ancient Longobard castle provides wonderful views out over the valley below. It was here that Liutprando's army was defeated by the Franks. Originally known as Castrum Pileum because it had the distinctive shape of a pileum (or military cap), the town appears in a document of 1232 in which it was required to pay a tax of 12 denari for every fireplace, excluding those belonging to noble families or the owners of a horse. It was here, in 1356, that Cardinal Egidio Albornoz received the oath of loyalty from the town of Urbino.   The 13^th Century Torre del Girone soars up at the top of the hill. Its great bell bears two inscriptions in Gothic script. The parish church of San Fortunato is built in Baroque style. Inside, the fourteen plaques portraying the Way of the Cross are made in fine 17^th Century Urbania pottery. Two crypts dating back to the Longobard period, which came to light only a few decades ago, are also of particular interest.