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