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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Olivia Hebert

Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon spa temporarily shuts down over volcanic threat

Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon spa has temporarily shut down, one week after a series of earthquakes led guests to vacate the hotel.

The Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa southwest of Reykjavík, will reportedly be closed until 16 November due to a series of earthquakes that hit the region after midnight on 2 November. The earthquakes were followed by tremors, alarming enough for 40 guests at the spa to reportedly leave the resort’s premises.

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