La Route de la Soie

Iran: Kashan and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd (1x6)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 10, 2017

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 designed to strengthen the mind and the spirit as well as theit muscles. Before leaving Iran, Alfred stops off in Isfahan, with its stunning architecture and refined lifestyle.