Montauro is a comune and town located in the province of Catanzaro within the Calabria region of Italy. Situated on foothills sloping towards the Gulf of Squillace, north of the mouth of the Soverato river, it serves as an agricultural center for greenhouses along the Ionian coast.
The village was established before the year 1000 and derived its name from a mountain covered in gold. Historically, it was granted as a fief to the Carthusians of Serra San Bruno in 1101 by Count Roger. The town has faced significant environmental damage over the centuries, notably from an earthquake in 1783 and an exceptional flood in 1846.
The local parish church features medieval fortifications integrated into its external structures, while its interior preserves a 17th-century appearance with a wooden ceiling and sculptures from the 1600s. Nearby ruins include the Norman monastery of San Domenico, also known as La Grangia di Sant' Anna, which was destroyed during the 1783 earthquake.