La Route de la Soie

Uzbekistan: Samarkand (1x8)

Air date: Oct 01, 2017

Alfred visits Timur's mausoleum and the imposing public square of Registan, journeying back in time with the help of a local historian. He then ventures outside the city to meet an art restorer and learn about the history of the caravans, the envoys and the Sogdians – a once important people who controlled trade on the Silk Road in ancient times.