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The expression fairy chimneys is used to identify the fantastic rock formations in Cappadocia, Turkey. With this article it gives space for other videos and photos taken in my wanderings both by hot air balloon, but mostly on foot. In particular I observed them around the town of Goreme.

The colorful hot air balloons that cover the sky above the fairy chimneys in Cappadocia in the early hours of the day are a sight within a sight. But in my opinion it’s a shame not to see them up close and pass through them as well.

There are many trails; because of its rather phallic shape, one is called the Valley of Love—perhaps the most popular of the fairy chimneys.

Fairy chimneys, more videos

Certainly it is a unique landscape, partly because it is so vast.

As seen in this second video, some have been excavated, to be inhabited, since ancient times, by humans.

In this last video, in my opinion it becomes clear why this particular area is called the valley of love.

All articles with videos from Turkey (published on the road)

Ankara and, above all, Cappadocia (not just fairy chimneys)

Almost live video from the trip to Turkey: part 1
Almost live video from the trip to Turkey: part 2

Also Pamukkale and Ephesus
Almost live video from the trip to Turkey: part 3
Almost live video from the trip to Turkey: part 4

Finally Istanbul

Nearly live video from Turkey trip: part 5

But some of them I published from home

• Turkey Videos Home
• Cappadocia from above
• Cappadocia from below

If you like my videos, here is the page with all of them: Live on travel! short videos, while on the road

This is my you tube channel.

This is the article from the trip made to Istanbul in 2009 as a couple. While this is the home of articles with anecdotes accumulated during the solo trip to Turkey in 2025.

Concluding the pages where you can find detailed articles and photos of trips, categorized by type.

Trips taken, travel stories divided by continent

Countries visited in my travel stories

Anecdotes, divided by type in travel narratives

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Fabio Viroli

Ho sempre avuto tante passioni, ma da sempre più o meno latenti, le principali sono viaggiare e scrivere. Tra le altre cose ho una laurea in psicologia; ho fatto per più di 30 anni l’allenatore di basket; leggo tanti libri; sono stato molto appassionato di sport e di musica rock; e faccio improvvisazione teatrale. IL mio primo romanzo, che non parla di viaggi, si chiama LE TUE GAMBE SONO BELLE COME LE TAGLIATELLE

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