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