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Kronborg Castle at Helsingør above its brick ramparts

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Kronborg & Helsingør: Our Favourites

Kronborg, the Renaissance castle on the Øresund and Shakespeare’s Elsinore, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Kronborg and Helsingør: the back story

    Helsingør·In depth

    Hamlet’s castle on the Øresund at Helsingør, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, at the end of the coast line.

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What to see

  1. UNESCO World Heritage

    Kronborg Castle

    Helsingør·Castle

    The Renaissance castle on the Øresund, the Home of Hamlet.

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