The management of the reservoir was granted to ATLANTIDE association by the Abruzzo National Park Authority on 2004, 27th of February. From that moment, ATLANTIDR has been committed to making the beauty of these dives with crystal clear spring waters, known to the whole underwater world and inserted in a rural context.
The first article was published by the magazine "IL SUBACQUEO" on 2004, June 16th. Since then, the entire international press has written about the Capodacqua reservoir and the good management of Altantide Scuba Diving School.
Perhaps everyone does not know that St. Paul is the protector of divers, so on 2005, 29th of June, in collaboration with the Nautical and Divers Centre of the Police, a marble statue of St. Paul was placed on the bottom of the reservoir. The statue is a copy of the one present in La Spezia in the general command of the CneS. From that moment, every 29th of June an Eucharistic celebration is held to commemorate St. Paul, whose statue is still found today in the deepest point of the Capodacqua reservoir.
On 2007, 30th of June, a wedding has been celebrated in the Capodacqua reservoir. The wedding was celebrated close to underwater mills.
In June 2012, ATLANTIDE diving school and the location of Capodacqua reservoir contributed on making the scene for the television series Les Revenants. It is French television series created by Fabrice Gobert and its broadcast started on 2012, 26th of November, produced by Haut et Court for CANAL +. It is an adaptation of the movie Les Revenants, by Robin Campillo and released in 2004.
In 2004, ATLANTIDE scuba diving school celebrated 10 years of activity with its more than hundred associates. Those first 10 years served to make the reservoir known to the whole underwater world, and also to support local tourism with many active projects. To date, ATLANTIDE managed the reservoir for 16 years.
Thanks to the promoting activities from ATLANTIDE, in 2015, an important diving journalist and photographer published a documentary photobook about Capodacqua reservoir and neighbouring territory. The title is “Reflection from the past”. The book was presented with a press conference at the Piccolomini Castle in Capestrano.
In 2016, the Capodacqua reservoir has been included among the 50 most beautiful dives in the world by various magazines specialized in the diving sector. Furthermore, it ranks the third position as the most beautiful cold water dive in the world.
The President of the ATLANTIDE diving school Dante Cetrioli was certified as a master instructor in 2017 with ANIS and CMAS international teaching, being already titled as a PPS instructor trainer, ASI instructor, DAN instructor, HSA, CIRSS and FIN instructor. All these skills have been acquired over years of diving and as diving guide.
The artist Gola Hundun created the work "Wheat Stele" and we temporarily positioned it on the bottom of Lake Capodacqua. The artist deals with new artistic practices with empirical and theoretical approaches beyond anthropocentrism. Nature taking back its spaces.
The anniversary is a summary of the sacrifices, investments, wrong choices, moments of crisis, results achieved, meetings with colleagues; of parties at the lake and moments of sharing during outings and moments spent together. Since then many things have changed, new acquaintances, new collaborations, new ways of going underwater, initiatives, activities, trips, excursions, training. We have done many courses training new divers, helping them grow to become instructors. Passion, dedication and work have led the association to be known throughout the world, thanks also to our management of the Capodacqua reservoir, today known, thanks to our commitment and our name, as the Atlantis of Abruzzo.
