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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

The winter sun holiday island that offers an otherworldly adventure

Panoramic view of unique Roque Cinchado unique rock formation with famous Pico del Teide mountain volcano summit in the background. - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

I wasn’t expecting to be in a landscape so otherworldly, that I felt like I was walking on the moon.

The giant, sandstone-coloured volcanic rock formations that arose before me evoked scenes from Star Wars or Planet Of The Apes, making a striking departure from my usual expectations of a weekend getaway.

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