Plaine des Sables

Saint-Pierre Arrondissement · Réunion

Plaine des Sables, Réunion
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September to November
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A stark, rust-coloured volcanic plateau on the approach to Piton de la Fournaise, often compared to a lunar landscape. The road crosses it before reaching the crater's outer rim.

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