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S01 E01
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Venice, Gateway to the Orient
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the St. Mark’s Basilica, a local mosaic factory, Marco Polo’s house, a local weaver, a local chef, and a sanctuary.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E02
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Bosphorus, Astride Two Worlds
Alfred de Montesquiou visits a mosque, local wrestlers, the Bayezid II complex, the basilica cistern, a local bazar, a graveyard in Bursa, and the village of Cumalikizik.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E03
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Anatolia, the Caravans of Asia Minor
Alfred de Montesquiou visits a caravanserais, rock formations and caves in Cappadonia, the religious site of Alevi-Bektashi Order, a luthier in Kars and the former Armenian capitol Ani.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E04
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Tabriz, Capital of Merchants
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the grand bazaar, a citadel and a local Armenian church in Tabriz, and the former capitol of the Mongol empire.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E05
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Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Magi
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the city of Qazwin, the Alamut fortress, Iran’s capital Tehran, and finally joins a Polo game.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E06
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Yazd, the Sacred Fire of Zoroaster
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the city Kashan, Zoroastrian temples, a city famous for its clay work, and the mystical city of Isfahan.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E07
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Bukhara, Light of Transoxiana
Alfred de Montesquiou visits Bukhara, where he meets local craftsmen, religious and cultural sites, and a mausoleum.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E08
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Samarkand, Pearl Among Cities
Alfred de Montesquiou visits Samarkand, where he goes to various historical places and meets local scholars, craftsmen, and a farmer.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E09
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Fergana, a Central Asian Melting-Pot
Alfred de Montesquiou travels to Tashkent where he follows the local cuisine and meets a local artist, then continues to Ferhana valley to visit a puppet theatre and a pottery workshop, and finally makes his way to Marguilan where he visits a local silk factory.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E10
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Kyrgyzstan, the Freedom of the Steppes
Alfred de Montesquiou visits a bazaar and a religious site in Osh, takes a look at the life of nomads at Lake Song Kul, a local landmark, retired police officers and a shaman storyteller in Tokmok, and makes his way to the last surviving buildings in Tash Rabat.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E11
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Kashgar, the Gateway to the Middle Kingdom
Alfred de Montesquiou visits a store selling traditional medicine, and a lifestock bazar in Kashgar, the grave of a 12th century scholar in Upal, and travels along the Karakoram Highway, where he meets locals belonging to local minority.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E12
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The Forbidden Oases of the Gobi
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the Turpan Depression, vineyards, ruins, and a religious site in Gaochang, the underground water system of Turpan, the ruins of Yar, and young parkourists in Urumqi.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E13
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The Forbidden Oases of the Taklamakan
Alfred de Montesquiou meets a camel breeder and a scientist in the Taklamakan Deserts, visits a Buddhist site and takes part in the local life in Dunhuang, and visits remains of the Jade Gate in Yumenguan.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E14
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Lanzhou, on the Yellow River
Alfred de Montesquiou visits a national park, a legionary monument, a Western-style temple and meets local “blond” people in Liqian, visits a Taoist temple, a local noodle restaurant and local musician in Lanzhou, and eventually finds himself at a Confucian Temple and an opera in Qingcheng.
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26 minutes |
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S01 E15
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Xi’an, the Capital of the Sons of Heaven
Alfred de Montesquiou visits the Western Gate, a mosque, a Hui minority food market, the goose pagoda, a Buddhist monastery, the clock tower, the terracotta army and some of its conservationists, meets a local fashion designer and a local circus crew, and finally finds himself at the official starting point of silk road.
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26 minutes |