On Paris, two metal grills along the walkway of the Pont des Arts bridge collapsed under the weight of “love locks” on June 8, causing the bridge to be closed for a day while the grills were removed and replaced with nonpermanent wooden panels.

In a tradition that started only five years ago, lovers place a padlock on the bridge with their initials and throw the key into the Seine. An estimated 700,000 locks have been placed on the bridge. Officials have not determined whether the...

A play about Anne Frank entitled “Anne” premiered in May 2014 at the Theater Amsterdam (Danzigerkade 5, Westpoort number 2036, 1013 AP Amsterdam, The Netherlands; phone +31 88 123 2411). 

The play is set on a panoramic stage with replicas of the house Anne Frank grew up in and the attic where she and her family hid from Nazi persecution in WWII. The play is performed in Dutch, and viewers can rent a translation-system tablet for subtitles and headphones for dubbing in seven languages...

In May, the city of Palma on the Spanish island of Mallorca (Majorca), in the Mediterranean, enacted laws requiring that appropriate clothing be worn in public areas. Men and women caught wearing swimwear around town or going shirtless will be assessed fines of €50 to €200 (near $68-$272). The areas where fines can be given do not include the beaches, boardwalks or adjoining streets, where swimwear will still be considered appropriate. 

The ordinances have also banned drinking on the...