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