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Kronborg Castle is an aesthetic and architectural gem, and it is also known to have inspired Shakespeare's world-famous play Hamlet from 1603. Kronborg Castle is the setting for the action in the play, and it's not hard to understand why Shakespeare was inspired by the unique Renaissance castle.
Let the Christmas spirit descend on Denmark's magnificent Renaissance castle. On the weekends of November 25-26 and December 2-3, Kronborg Castle is the setting for one of Denmark's coziest Christmas markets with quality goods, food markets and family fun. Children can get into the Christmas spirit with children's workshops and reading aloud.
Christmas markets in Elsinore. When the calendar says Christmas, it means that Elsinore invites you to Christmas spirit and Christmas markets. Every year, Christmas-loving visitors experience the Christmas market at Kronborg, Christmas at Kronborg, which takes place two weekends in December.
- Kronborg Castle
- Visting The Castle
- The Christmas Market
Let me start with a brief description of the castle. It is located in Helsingør (Elsinore) and is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. It has been enlisted to UNESCO’s World Heritage Siteslist in 2000. For almost 400 years, the castle was the headquarters for the collection of the Sound Tolls – a payment all ships going...
When you buy a ticket to the Christmas market you are also allowed to go around and see the castle itself. It is an OK castle. There weren’t that many pieces of furniture left in it, so I was a little disappointed. In each room there were short descriptions in English and Danish, so you could read those if you were interested to know more.
All rooms and corridors that were empty (had no furniture) were occupied with stalls. In total there were around 100 different stalls all around the castle. Most of them were selling handmade Christmas decorations, but also some cloths, foods and drinks. Most of eatable thing you could try out, so I was going around trying weird tasting sausages 🙂...
Jan 25, 2011 · Discover Kronborg Castle (Elsinore) in Helsingør, Denmark: Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
It is world-famous as the setting for Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In Elsinore, with views across to Sweden, you find the setting for Shakespeare’s Hamlet facing the Sound.
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It was the beautiful Kronborg Castle that provided the setting for The Tragedy of the Danish Prince, and even after 400 years, the drama lives on in Elsinore. In this guide you will find some of the greatest theater experiences Elsinore has to offer.
