The Silk Road (2016)

Iran: Kashan, the Zoroastrain Fire Temple of Yazd (1x6)

Air date: Aug 04, 2016

In the oasis of Kashan, in central Iran, Alfred marvels at the famous pleasure gardens of Fin. At the temple of Chak Chak, in the nearby mountains, he is introduced to Zoroastrianism, Persia's ancestral religion. In the sacred city of Yazd, in southern Iran, he visits a zurkhaneh, a "house of strength", where athletes engage in training sessions.