"Paraiso ni Juan" or Sulvec Beach is located in the coastline of Brgy. Sulvec along the highway of Narvacan in Ilocos Sur. According to the locals the name of "Narvacan" originated when the town was discovered by the Spanish forces sent to Vigan under the command of Capt. Juan de Salcedo. The fleet had a shipwrecked along the coast and they asked the locals of the name of their place. The natives replied “Nalbakan?” which means Are you shipwrecked? in the Ilocano dialect. The Spaniards thought that was the real answer and they started to call the place Narvacan.
Sulvec beach does not have a fine grain white sand, but it is famous for other things such as the rock formation, which is comparable to that of San Juan Beach in La Union and of course the iconic grotto that were curved on a giant boulder.
The grotto at the middle of the bay is located several hundred meters away from the shore line. It was high tide with strong splurge of waves when the Pinoy Solo Hiker visited the place, thus his plan of exploring the grotto was thwarted. Nonetheless, just a plain sight seeing at the picturesque view of the place with Mt. Narvacan at the backdraft and Sulvec Beach on the other side is enough to be amazed at such an amazing view.
1. It is a nice stop over if you are planning to visit Vigan.
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