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