It is world-renowned as Elsinore, the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Visit Kronborg Castle – home of Shakespeare's Hamlet and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Elsinore, with views across to Sweden, you find the. Hamlet's Castle in Helsingør is only an hour from Copenhagen. Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. SEASON - Show all. A little north from Copenhagen, in Helsingør, you can visit the actual castle where Shakespeare set Hamlet and see the famous statue of national hero Holger. The playwright's inspiration for the tragedy was the Danish legendary hero Amled and the magnificent castle of Kronborg. Elsinore Shakespeare Festival. It is world-famous as the setting for Shakespeare's play Hamlet and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Upcoming performances. Previous performances. For over years, Shakespeare's characters have unfolded themselves at Kronborg in everything from revenge tragedies to romantic comedies, and every year in. Kronborg is a magnificent renaissance castle. Description is available under license CC-BY-. It has remained intact to the present day. . Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the. Shakespeare gets wind of Kronborg and. Elsinore Shakespeare Festival Read more. Visit the home of Hamlet and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.