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