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

We are located at Hvolsvöllur 1,5 hours from Reykjavík.

Austurvegur 14
860 Hvolsvöllur
Iceland

Find us on mobile: QQ37+6C Hvolsvöllur

Coordinates: 63.75323794536368, -20.23642845767238

Phone number:

+(354) 415 5200

reception@lavacentre.is

Opening hours

Summer: (1.June.-31.agust) 09AM – 6PM

Winter (1.Sept.-31.May): 09AM – 5PM

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🌋The Lava Centre is an internationally awarded, interactive volcano and earthquake exhibition.🌋
Follow us also on Twitter: @LavaCentre

Summer at LAVA Centre #heklavolcano

Summer at LAVA Centre #heklavolcano

🌋All the available live web cameras of the erup

🌋All the available live web cameras of the eruption site in one place: https://lavacentre.is/exploring-the-expected-fagradalsfjall-eruption-with-live-web-cameras/ #fagradalsfjall #lavacentre #volcano #eruption #iceland

Fagradalsfjall volcano is showing signs of eruptio

Fagradalsfjall volcano is showing signs of eruption. We've had almost 2000 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, with 7 stronger than M4. A lot of the trends are very similar to the 2021 and 2022 eruptions. We hope we'll receive a relatively small eruption and as safe as eruptions can get. ⁠
You can learn about the recent eruptions at Fagradalsfjall in the LAVA Centre exhibition and what makes it different from most other eruptions in Iceland. 📷️ Ben Hardman

🌋 A huge earthquake swarm started on the 4th of

🌋 A huge earthquake swarm started on the 4th of July at Fagradalsfjall. As for now, we've had more than 1800 earthquakes and 7 larger than M4. This is a clear indication that magma is on the move and that we might have a new eruption at Fagradalsfjall Volcano. In 2021 and 2022 the eruptions were not very big or dangerous and scientists believe this will be the case this time around if the eruption realizes. We at LAVA use Twitter a lot for updates and links to other credible sources. #lavacentre #fagradalsfjall #eruption #iceland

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano from LAVA Centre’s Obs

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano from LAVA Centre’s Observation Deck.

We're open from 10 to 15 December 31 and January 1

We're open from 10 to 15 December 31 and January 1.
Latest entry at 14.00.

Photo of the northern lights dansing above Lava Centre, taken by our very own Lyubomyra.

#lavacentre #iceland #northernlights

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If you are currently in Iceland, you've noticed th

If you are currently in Iceland, you've noticed that we've turned to full winter mode. The Icelandic MET Office and trafficinfo.,is have issued warnings for the next 36 hours.PLease be very careful and stay where you are until the authorities have said its safe to travel. We will post updates on our opening hours on LAVA's Facebook page.
Please check:

www.en.vedur.is for further information on the weather.

www.road.is for road conditions

No need to go far to see the northern lights. The

No need to go far to see the northern lights. The Aurora borealis was dancing above LAVA Centre tonight.
Come and see it for yourself.
#lavacentre #norhternlights #auroraborealis #iceland

Winter is arriving in Iceland. Hekla has a white s

Winter is arriving in Iceland.
Hekla has a white snow cap after a cold night.
Check out our live camera on Hekla:
https://lavacentre.is/latest-earthquakes-in-iceland/guide-to-hekla/
#lavacentre #iceland #volcano #hekla

We have another eruption at Reykjanes peninsula🌋🤓 It's very close to the last eruption site 📍
This goes along way confirming the local geologists theory that an era of eruptions is starting in the area.
Our very own @huldi15 was on the scene just hours after the eruption started an took this beautiful picture.
We're estimating a bigger eruption than the last one but still in a relatively safe place.
At LAVA Centre we will be giving information about the eruption and how to get there but we ask people to read the guidelines at SafeTravel.is before heading to the eruption site.

Come visit Lava Centre on your next trip to Icelan

Come visit Lava Centre on your next trip to Iceland.

Do you want to get a feel for what Lava Centre is

Do you want to get a feel for what Lava Centre is all about? This video goes a little through of what is to be expected from a visit to Lava Centre.

We have an exhibit that is interactive, and engages you dear visitor in making the commands, or basicly controlling what you observe.

Then we have also a very cool film that shows footage from volcanic eruptions here in Iceland.

And then we have an observation platform. If favouring the weather Gods, you can get lucky with seeing our neighbourhood volcanoes, that surround us in Hvolsvöllur, where you find Lava Centre.

We also have some warm coffee to warm up to on chilled days and amazing staff, ready to greet you!

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The second eruption in the Kröflueldar eruption s

The second eruption in the Kröflueldar eruption started on this day in 1977. This was a very small eruption but a part of 24 volcanic events in the span of 9 years. #krafla #kröflueldar #iceland #volcano
📷Photo by Alberto Zanetti on Unsplash

Today in 1913 Hekla started erupting. The eruption

Today in 1913 Hekla started erupting. The eruption was east of Hekla at Lambafit og Mundafell. The eruption lasted for about 3 weeks. #eruptioncalendar #hekla #volcano #iceland

What a fun and interesting day we had today! We go

What a fun and interesting day we had today! We got a visit from a Danish girl-choir. To be more exact from the northern part of Jutland, Hjørring. More surprising, in one of the songs they actually sang in Icelandic, about a red knight (Rauði riddarinn). Brilliant performance one must say! 🤩

Not to sound cheesy but maybe then our red knight at Lava Centre is Eyjafjallajökull? 😏

Anyways, we want to thank this wonderful choir for dropping by with their pop up concert. We hope that they had a good time during their stay with us and that they left us with good memories and increased knowledge about Icelandic volcanoes and tectonic activity in return at our exhibit! 🌋❤️🌋

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🌋Mt. Hekla started erupting on March 29 1947 wi

🌋Mt. Hekla started erupting on March 29 1947 with an explosion in Hekla itself, more specifically at Heklugjá rift.

📷 We got the permission to use this amazing picture taken by the geologist Sigurður Þórarinsson (1912-1983).

🤯 The volcanic plume reached 30 km in height during the first few hours of the eruption. The wind was from the north and the tephra showered Fljótshlíð, the Westman Islands, Eyjafjöll and Hvolsvöllur village where LAVA Centre is now.

🇫🇮 The tephra reached Finland, 2900 km away, 51 hours after the beginning of the eruption.

The eruption lasted for 13 months.

After the first days a 10 cm thick layer of tephra covered Fljótshlíð, framland south-east from Hekla next to LAVA Centre.
Two farms were abandoned after the eruption and a some livestock was killed due to gas poisoning.

An Icelandic scientist, Steinthór Sigurdsson, was tragically killed while photographing the lava flow. He´s the last person to die in an eruption in Iceland.

✏️@rakel_lavaexplorer our in-house geologist.

📷 Sigurður Þórarinsson from the Arctic-Images database via @ragnarth , Magnús Tumi and Ari Trausti.

#lavacentre #hekla #eruption #eruptioncalendar #MtHekla #volcano #volcanoes #iceland
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We've been having some serius storms lately. Most

We've been having some serius storms lately. Most of the time we manage to keep the facilities open. Please check our Social media platforms to follow updates on opening hours and weather.
As always we urge visitors to Iceland to monitor very closely the following sites every morning before heading out. www.safetravel.is, www.road.is and www.vedur.is. #lavacentre #weather #safetravel

May I present, the majority off the people behind

May I present, the majority off the people behind Lava Centre. Sometimes the staff of Lava needs to cool town a bit! Volcanoes tend to be a rather hot subject. What suits more the occasion than to be surrounded by glaciers! As Christmas approaches, and the first yule lads of Iceland start making their way into town one by one (they are 13 in total) then it is perhaps time to wish you all happy holidays! 🎄🎅🏼🎄

We've had a busy week at Hekla this week. There is

We've had a busy week at Hekla this week. There is no indications of an eruption, just a stark remieder of her precense. The earthquakes are located just south east of the volcano in an are called Vatnafjöll. The area is clearly visible from LAVA's observation platform.
Hekla is one of two most active volcanoes in Iceland. It last erupted in February 2000. #hekla #lavacentre #iceland #volcano

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