Before the appearance of the present castle, the Krogen Fortress stood in its place. Due to its important strategic position - at the narrowest point of the Ø resund Strait, connecting the Baltic with the North Sea - it was always quite busy here. And all foreign ships entering or leaving the Baltic Sea had to half-mast their flags as they passed by and pay a mandatory toll.
But the castle is not famous for this. Kronborg is popularly known as "Elsinore" as the setting for William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Although there is no evidence that Shakespeare ever saw this castle. As well as evidence of whether Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, lived here. And the events of the immortal creation unfold even centuries before the construction of the castle itself. So it is unlikely that the shadow of Hamlet's father will appear to you in this massive castle, surrounded by a moat with a floating white swan...
Visited as part of a group bus tour. They did not enter the castle.
But the castle is not famous for this. Kronborg is popularly known as "Elsinore" as the setting for William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Although there is no evidence that Shakespeare ever saw this castle. As well as evidence of whether Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, lived here. And the events of the immortal creation unfold even centuries before the construction of the castle itself. So it is unlikely that the shadow of Hamlet's father will appear to you in this massive castle, surrounded by a moat with a floating white swan...
Visited as part of a group bus tour. They did not enter the castle.
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