The biggest attraction of S. João do Monte is a beautiful river beach, in the heart of the parish, with magnificent grassy areas and lots of shade. A bridge, of Roman design, highlights a beautiful setting in which there is no lack of benches and tables made of good stone for the convenience of beach-goers. It has nautical support and toilets. Pets are not allowed.

Paraíso River Beach or also known as São João do Monte River Beach, as it is located in this parish on the west side of Serra do Caramulo, in the Tondela municipality, Viseu district.

You can see the weather forecast for Paraíso River Beach for the next 7 days on the right.

The access to this river beach is very easy as you just need to follow the direction to São João do Monte by taking the National Road 230 (N230) and the river beach is right next to the bridge over the Águeda River. But in any case, here are the GPS coordinates: 40.596940, -8.236893 or 40°35’49.0″N 8°14’12.8″W. Below is a map of the location.

This fluvial beach of the Serra do Caramulo has some support infrastructures, Information Boards such as the Ponte Nova Bar/Restaurant which is next to the road and also has an ATM, and about 100 meters away there is a pharmacy and a picnic park. The Museu do Caramulo is about 11 km away.

Source: visitcaramulo.org and aquapolis.com.pt