There are few towns in northern Europe more shrouded in legend than the medieval centre of Helsingor. It’s a town whose reputation springs mainly from its most dominating sight – the Kronborg Slot. Here slumbers the great hero of Holger the Dane; here lie the court rooms and battlements on which Shakespeare’s Hamlet the Prince struggled with the darkest facets of the human psyche; here lie some of the bloodiest battlegrounds of Danish wars since the 15th century.
If it’s this kind of mysterious history that beckons your attention, then there’s no question that this is the town for you! Roll out the map and ask your Helsingor tour guide to mark off a walking route through the old town centre, a place where clusters of Gothic churches and quaint Danish houses riddle the roads, encompassing the medieval harbour, its fascinating naval museums, and culminating at the grand bulwarks of formidable Kronborg castle.