카포르치아노‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪5‬개의 호수

The environmental protection provided by the park prohibits snorkeling and even just bathing, the only activity allowed is the diving organized by the Atlantide diving school, the only holder of the authorizations for guided diving and which manages the lake and guarantees a lower impact on the tranquility of the fauna that comes to winter in the lake during migrations.

The picturesque lake of Capodacqua, an artificial jewel of Abruzzo, originates from the spring of the same name, one of the three sources that feed the Tirino river. A landscape gem that testifies to the beauty and majesty of nature in this region.

The artificial lake from which the Tirino river originates is easily accessible at any time of the year, preferably from spring onwards when it is possible to make excursions on the lake by boat Calipso to admire its backdrop.

"Among the various karst manifestations, in the closed basin of Rocca di Cambio, the Terranera sinkhole, the so-called Pozzo Caldaio, is of considerable interest, where the waters of the plain disappear, only to reappear, further east, in the resurgence of the Caves by Stiffe, "cit

A pond with a dubious history behind it ... artificial or natural?

At this sign you will find the access to get to the body of water of Pozzo Caldaio. From this point you do not see the lake, but just walk for about 50 meters in the meadow to be able to visit it.

Along the provincial road that connects the town of Secinaro to the Rocca di Mezzo one, you pass at the foot of the Piana del Sirente located at 1100 meters above sea level. In this magnificent scenery placed under the "dolomitic" peak of Monte Sirente (2349 meters), there is the so-called "Sirente Lake", a circular crater of about 140 meters in diameter of meteoritic origin. According to some scholars, between the 4th and 5th centuries AD. c. a meteorite with a diameter of about 10 meters fell on the plateau of the Apennine mountains causing the formation of the small lake. An important historical fact of the time is linked to this event, namely that of the clash between the Roman emperor Constantine against Maxentius: it is said that the emperor, before the battle of Ponte Milvio, saw a glow from heaven which he interpreted as a divine sign sent to him. by God promising that, in case of victory, he would convert to Christianity and with him the entire Roman empire. So it happened and many scholars maintain that that "divine sign from heaven" was the meteorite that fell on Mount Sirente.

Impact point of an ancient meteorite located on the plateau, it is definitely worth a visit