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Elsinore

If you head North of Copenhagen, to Elsinore, you will find one of Denmark’s - and the world's - finest and most famous royal buildings: Kronborg Castle

Elsinore is located at the entrance to the Sound in beautiful surroundings and with only a 15 minute ferry ride to Sweden. 

The city's proud landmark Kronborg Castle is known for its association with Hamlet and each summer you can experience the outdoor performances of Shakespeare tragedy that take place in its courtyard. 

In the castle's casemates you can see the waiting statue of the slumbering Holger Danske waiting to wake up again and defend Denmark.

Helsinore is also known for its narrow cobbled streets and timbered houses, Øresundsakvariet and the new Kulturværftet.


Visit Flynderupgård museum in Espergærde and see what life was like around the turn of the 19th century.

The museum has permanent exhibitions as well as special exhibitions.

22.Oct.2012 - 31.Dec.2013

Frederik 2.s bordhimmel ›

Kronborg Castle gets its 426 years old "bordhimmel" (literally sky over the table) home from Sweden in a four-year period.

The beautiful piece was made for the king not to get dirt from above into his food.

If you want to know more about the stunning Renaissance Castle Kronborg in Elsinore, north of Copenhagen, then join a guided tour of the Casemates below the old fortress.

With an entrance ticket to Kronborg Castle, the guided tours are at no extyra charge, but groups of up till 35 people can also pay for a specialised tour to some of the hidden gems of the castle. Those tours need to be booked in advance.

Hammermøllen by Hellebæk in North Sealand is a water-powered mill. Today it houses a a museum, a cafe and a local history archive. 

The exhibitions at Karmeliterhuset (from 1520) feature town history from the Middle Ages to the present time.

Herluf Trolle’s Renaissance estate features a large model of Elsinore AD 1801 among other things.

Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, north of Copenhagen, is one of northern Europe's finest Renaissance castles. It is located at the entrance to Oresound and was built in 1574-1585.

Kronborg Castle is probably the most famous Danish castle, known worldwide from Shakespeare's Hamlet. It was also here that Queen Caroline Mathilde in 1772 was under house arrest following her affair with Johan Friedrich Struensee.

Kronværkerne is the name of a creative group of artists and designers who have joined together at Kronborg Castle. Here you can buy their beautiful jewelry, paintings and accessories.

In June 2013, Maritime Museum of Denmark opens in Elsinore close to Copenhagen.

The museum is entering a brand new experience oriented era in a spectacular building designed by the internationally recognized architectural firm BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group.

28.Jun.2013 - 21.Jul.2013

Shakespeare Puppets at Hamlet Castle ›

Love play for the whole family when HamletScenen presents Romeo and Juliet in a puppet version at Kronborg Castle.

Hamlet's castle, Kronborg in Elsinore, has got a new neighbour. In 2010 the old wharf was transformed into a new culture house.

In the big halls of The Danish Museum of Science and Technology you will find the development in technology, science and industry.

The museum has an impressive collection of steam engines, inventions, electric appliances, bicycles, cars and airplanes.

The Kronborg Galleries are a collaboration between numerous galleries all located around Kronborg Castle in Helsingør.

Fight for the rainbow world champion jersey in the road race from the heart of Copenhagen and all the way up to Helsinge and back again.

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