Contact Us

We are here to give you more information about the experience, answer any question to make your visit as good as possible.

Austurvegur 14
860 Hvolsvöllur
Iceland

Phone number:

+(354) 415 5200

reception@lavacentre.is

Opening hours

Every day from 9:00 – 19:00
Restaurant is open 09:00 – 20:00

Please follow us on Social Media for more current information

lavacentreiceland

On Easter Sunday, March 28 1875, farmers notice an

On Easter Sunday, March 28 1875, farmers notice an ash cloud rising from Askja. The day after around 3:30 am, a fine, greyish ash fell in the the countryside, similar to the later Surtsey Island eruption where magma had corroded with water. The delicate ash fall, lasted for about an hour. Then at about 4:30 am, a huge volcanic eruption / explosion began and lasted for at least 6 hours. This explosive eruption is considered the largest explosive eruption since settlement in 874. Light tephra covered big areas and much damage occurred in the East from Hérað to Berufjörður. In Jökuldalur, the tephra volume was measured up to 20 cm. The tephra that fell closer to the volcano was the size of tennis balls. The tephra volume is estimated to have been 0.21km3, just during those 7-8 hours.
✏️@rakel_lavaexplorer 📷 Ronan Furuta @ Unsplash
#lavacentre #eruptioncalendar #askja #eruption #volcano #iceland

March 29 is a very important day in the Icelandic

March 29 is a very important day in the Icelandic eruption history. In 1947 a "medium" sized eruption started in Hekla, after a 102-year break (The largest in the last 100 years). On the same date in 1875 a huge eruption started in Askja and caused major disaster in the East of Iceland. The eruption triggered a mass-emigration from Iceland. The crater Víti, a maar (explosive volcanic crater) was formed during this eruption.
We will talk about these eruptions in multiple posts during the next few days.
Stay strong, stay inside but please keep on day-dreaming about a summer vacation in Iceland in 2020!
#lavacentre #eruptioncalandar #Iceland #Hekla #Askja #Víti
🖋 Text by @rakel_lavaexplorer our on-site geologist.
📸 Picture of the Hekla euption from Þorsteinn Oddson on the morning of March 29.
📸 Picture of Víti in Askja by Wolfgang Beyer

There is something magical with the empty exhibiti

There is something magical with the empty exhibition but so sad at the same time. Iceland is fighting an admirable battle with the coronavirus. Sometimes it helps being small and agile. Please be careful, stay at home but don't stop dreaming of adventures when this passes. See you in Iceland this summer. #lavacentre #iceland #covid_19 #southiceland

Even though we have closed the earthquakes at Reyk

Even though we have closed the earthquakes at Reykjanes Peninsula don't stop. Follow them live at our website or sign up to our alerts.
#LavaCentre #earthquake #MtThorbjorn #thorbjorn #grindavik

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Follow us on Instagram