Montepaone

Montepaone (Calabrian: ) is a town and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Geography Montepaone sits on the Italian Ionian sea in the Gulf of Squillace. Soverato, Gasperina, Montauro and Caminia (Staletti) are nearby towns.

Economy Montepaone is highly reliant on seasonal tourism both from Italian-Americans visiting family in the region and from Northern Italians. The work force in the town is around 19% of the total population.