It is located  south of the city of Palermo at an altitude of 1045 m (3,428 ft) above sea level on a hill in the upper valley of the River Sosio.
ɪɾ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd sˈaʊθ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv pˈælɚmˌoʊ æɾ ɐn ˈæltɪtˌuːd ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ˈɛm θɹˈiː,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˌɛftˈiː əbˌʌv sˈiː lˈɛvəl ˌɔn ɐ hˈɪl ɪnðɪ ˌʌpɚ vˈæli ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ sˈoʊsɪˌoʊ.