La Route de la Soie

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China: Kashgar
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At the height of trading on the Silk Road, Kashgar was a major hub for caravans travelling to India or Central Asia. Alfred visits a market, is instructed in the importance of plant .. show full overview
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Italy: Venice
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Our adventurer begins his journey in Venice, just like Marco Polo, the most famous voyager to have proceeded down this ancient route. The many cultural influences are immediately .. show full overview
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Turkey: Anatolia, The Caravans of Asia Minor
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The caravanserai at Aksaray is a perfect example of architecture of the Seljuq dynasty, the first empire in the region starting in the 10th century. Then the history and arts specialist .. show full overview
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Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants
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Our guide meets Dr Faribouz Esmaeli at the heart of this architectural gem – he was in charge of its restoration. Tabriz is also the center of the ancient Armenian community in Iran. .. show full overview
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Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Magi
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Far from the city, at 2,000 meters above sea level, Alfred visits the ruins of Ḥasan-i Ṣabbāḥ’s fortress, founder of a movement known as “Hashshashins” – drug smokers and killers who .. show full overview
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Iran: Kashan and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd
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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, .. show full overview
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Uzbekistan: Bukhara
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Home town of Avicenna, Bukhara remains the dreamland of many wayfarers through the ages. Our guide meets some of its artists and craftsmen. There are reminders of the Silk Road .. show full overview
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Turkey: Bosphorus
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At the edge of the European continent, our guide enters Turkish territory through the city of Edirne. He discovers Ottoman architectural wonders and the traditional local variant of .. show full overview
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Uzbekistan: Samarkand
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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 .. show full overview
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Uzbekistan: Tachkent
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Our guide visits a silk factory – a must for anyone retracing the Silk Road. Then he treads the age-old route through the mountains to his next destination: Kyrgyzstan, the land of the nomads.
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Kyrgystan
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Alfred learns about Kyrgyz identity from a girl student who tells him the tale of local legends at the foot of the "Throne of Solomon", the hill that overlooks the city. Then he sets off .. show full overview
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China: Gobi
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Alfred visits the city of Turpan in the heart of the desert and the tunnels of its ingenious water-supply system. Afterwards, he comes upon Jiaohe Ruins - an ancient city hewn from the .. show full overview
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China: Dunhuang
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Between the Dunhuang oasis’ dunes, our guide meets a woman camel breeder. The oasis has become a popular tourist spot but its fragile ecosystem has to be protected. The valley of the .. show full overview
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China: Lanzhou
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Continuing his exploration of Chinese popular culture, Alfred meets Liu Kun, a rock singer. His journey then takes him to the village of Xibe He Kou, where a traditional Chinese opera is .. show full overview
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China: Xian
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He comes by stylist Fan Yanyan’s studio and visits the great mosque of Xi’an - the oldest in China - in the neighbourhood inhabited by the Muslim Hui minority. Ideas and religions .. show full overview

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