Ginosar travel guide

Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Ginosar, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

Ginosar (Hebrew גינוסר), the transcription from the Hebrew common in other spellings, is a kibbutz on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The kibbutz was founded in 1937 as one of the first tower and stockade settlements. Due to the lakeside location and proximity to various Christian pilgrimage sites (such Tabgha), tourism is an important livelihood of the village. Agriculture also plays a major role in the kibbutz cultivates bananas, among others. A well-known inhabitants of the kibbutz was Yigal Allon. A museum named after him, which deals with Allans life and history of the Galilee. The most important and best-known exhibit is a 2000 years old fishing boat with over eight meters in length, often simply called the Jesus boat. The well-preserved remains of the wooden boat were discovered in 1986 by two members of the kibbutz in the mud banks, when the lake had fallen to exceptionally low water levels. Only at the end of the nineties had been completed the conservation process in a specially constructed pool. (...) more....

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