Kronborg Castle.

Kronborg Castle. (Hamlet), Denmark. One of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. UNESCO’s World Heritage . Kronborg Castle – Home of Hamlet. This is it – the actual castle that Shakespeare set Hamlet in! There are many mysteries surrounding Shakespeare and whether or not he ever visited Kronborg Castle is one of them. In Hamlet, Shakespeare called Kronborg Castle Elsinore. This has become the English name for Helsingør, the town where you can visit Kronborg.