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