Billboards adorn historic Venice buildings
Every year, 20 million visitors come to Venice to enjoy the city’s renaissance atmosphere and to see the sights. But now many of Venice’s most famous sites are covered with enormous billboards advertising sports cars, watches and designer clothing.
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