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QUIRKY WORLD ... Town paints new picture after fresco fracas
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SPAIN: Three years after a botched fresco restoration by an octogenarian painter became a major tourist attraction for the Spanish town of Borja, officials are looking to capitalise on the phenomenon with an information centre that documents the fresco’s notoriety and aims to attract more visitors.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Botched Spanish 'restoration' is a tourist boom worth thousands
Botched Spanish 'restoration' is a tourist boom worth thousands

The botched restoration of a fresco of Christ by an elderly Spanish churchgoer that drew ridicule from around the world has become a major tourist attraction.

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Artist sues for royalties as  church cashes in on image
Artist sues for royalties as church cashes in on image

A Spanish woman who made headlines worldwide for her botched attempt to restore a 20th-century painting of Jesus Christ says she has hired lawyers and wants royalties from the fees church owners are charging visitors, according to the daily Spanish-language newspaper El Correo.

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