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