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