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