By Simon Heptinstall For The Daily Mail
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Visiting major cities is expensive. There are all those entry fees to museums and galleries. And that’s before you’ve shelled out for a decent restaurant.
It all adds up, but every city has more than enough attractions that cost nothing. You just have to know where to look.
So we’ve been consulting travel experts and locals to find the best free travel experiences in the world’s top cities.
VALUE IN VENICE
City breaks can be pricey, but they don’t have to be. One of the best free things to do in Venice is stroll across the sparkling white marble Rialto bridge (pictured)
NOT SO PRICEY PARIS
Visitors to Paris should watch the Eiffel Tower’s nightly light show at the Champ de Mars
Discover the grave of Oscar Wilde (above) at Paris’s Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
LISBON FOR LESS
Masterpiece: Don’t miss a visit to Lisbon’s Gare do Oriente station, above, with its huge glass and steel lattice
Hunt bargains at Lisbon’s twice-weekly Feira da Ladra ‘Thieves Market’ (pictured)
INSIDER PRAGUE
On the hour, watch clockwork mechanical performances of the Astronomical Clock in Prague’s Old Town Square (pictured)
Enjoy live music from Prague’s street musicians
CHEAP IN ROME
When in Rome, admire the views from the top of Europe’s most famous staircase, The Spanish Steps (pictured)
AFFORDABLE AMSTERDAM
Blooming lovely: Discover Amsterdam’s unique floating flower market (pictured)
MAD FOR MADRID
Learn about Spain’s controversial traditional sport at Madrid’s Plaza de Toros bull-fighting museum (pictured)
BUDGET BIG APPLE
Things to do in New York that won’t cost you a penny include catching a free outdoor film
BARGAIN BARCELONA
Take a self-guided tour of Gaudi’s quirky architecture in Barcelona’s famous Park Guell (pictured)
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