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The olive tree
chess
The souvenir from Greece
which we chose as a
reminder for our Cultural
Heritage Kit, represents more
then meets the eyes.
It is the chess bord game
made of olive tree.
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The olive tree is a tree that has
been planted and grown on the
island of Lesvos for thousands of
years.
Although frost in the 19th century
destroyed almost all the olive
groves on the island, the
inhabitants did not give up on
planting this valuable plant.
4. z On the contrary, they planted a
new type of olive, more resistant
to weather conditions,
industrialized oil mills and
continued to engage in the
original business of growing and
processing olives.
It is not just the oil that is
produced from the olive tree. In a
nearby village Pamfila, the family
Prodromou also produces
handmade olive wood products.
5. z The range of their products is
large and it is constantly being
updated in accordance with the
wishes of their customers.
The raw material, the wood of the
olive-tree, comes from lesbian
olive groves.
They obtain it from farmers, who,
each year, prune their olive trees
to keep them healthy.
Our students picked the
chessboard because it is a borad
game that develops logical and
strategic thinking.
