LAVA, an Icelandic centre dedicated to volcanoes and earthquakes, will open on 1 June in the city of Hvolsvöllur.
The city of Hvolsvöllur is a few hundred kilometres east of Reykjavik . It is located close to three of the country’s largest volcanoes, Hekla, Katla and the famous Eyjafjallajökull, which was chosen to host a centre entirely dedicated to volcanic phenomena and earthquakes.
This museum intends to offer its visitors an educational and interactive experience that will allow them to approach these impressive geological phenomena as close as possible.
A visit more real than nature
Among the masterpieces of the museum there is a structure of 12 meters high representing the flow of magma under the country, which Icelanders commonly call Iceland’s “funching heart”. An artificial smoke cloud was also recreated as a ash cloud associated with volcanic eruption.
A cinema room will allow to observe different geological phenomena by means of high definition images.
Finally, tourists can go on a platform with 360° views of the volcanoes located near the centre. Two of them can also enter into eruption at any time. This point of view will then be a privileged place to observe the phenomenon safely.
A volcanic land
Iceland has a unique and particularly fluctuating geological activity. LAVA allows us to highlight this characteristic that is at the origin of the creation of the country.
It’s not the first time that Iceland bets on geology as a subject of tourist attraction. The Guardian reminds us that several activities have developed around the same theme in recent years like this huge ice tunnel dug in the heart of the Langjökull glacier or this giant lava cave called Vidgelmir, which opened its doors again in 2016 after several redevelopments.
Visit Hvolsvöllur on 1 June for the opening of the LAVA Museum, 25 euros with access to the cinema room.
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