The Blue Lagoon closed repeatedly between 2023 and 2024. For weeks, the area was a military-style exclusion zone. Workers built massive defensive berms—walls of compacted rock—to divert potential lava flows away from the power plant and the spa. Remarkably, the facility survived. When the eruption subsided, the lagoon reopened, but the access road now winds past steaming, freshly congealed lava that flowed across the parking lot just months prior.
The process is famously strict: shower naked (with soap provided) before putting on a swimsuit—this is non-negotiable in Icelandic pool culture to keep the water pristine. Then, you step through an airlock into the outdoor lagoon. The Blue Lagoon
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes rapid skin cell turnover, resulting in painful, scaly plaques. Standard treatments include UV light and corticosteroids. At the Blue Lagoon, patients undergo a three-week course of daily soaks in the geothermal water, combined with phototherapy. The Blue Lagoon closed repeatedly between 2023 and 2024