FUN FREEBEES THIS SUMMER IN EUROPE

ITALY: Rome's hosts a colorful, Festa di Noantri festival in late July. Described as "Fellini-esque," this eight-day festival includes a religious procession, food and entertainment.

FRANCE: Paris offers Friday Night Fever, a mass happening of inline skaters at night. The route changes every week, starting at 10:00 PM and returning to the starting point at 1 AM.

SPAIN: Madrid’s Place of Liria provides free tours of Spanish, Flemish, German, French paintings and other masterpieces Fridays.

PORTUGAL: the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon houses one of the finest art collections in the world, free to the public.

GERMANY: In Leipzig, car lovers are treated to free tours of Porsche’s factory, including history as well a driving experience on a track.

SWITZERLAND: • the Church of Our Lady in Zurich displays a large stained-glass window done by the artist Alberto Giacometti in the 1940s and five stained glass windows by Marc Chagall

NORWAY: 200 works by Norway's most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, can be found in Oslo.

HOLLAND: Amsterdam’s Wooden Shoe Factory allows the public to see firsthand Dutch wooden shoes being hand carved and painted.