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.

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.

The touched-up painting by 81-year-old Cecilia Gimenez has drawn more than 40,000 visitors and raised more than €50,000 for a local charity in Borja, a town of 5,000 in north-eastern Spain.

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