Tips for travellers and suggestions for what to see and do in Copenhagen.

Kronborg aerial view

Kronborg aerial view

The oldest cannon battery in the world that is still in use

These cannons from the 1760s are fired when the Queen sails by in her ship and when there is a royal birth or birthday celebration. It is rare but you may see them fired.

The ramparts

The courtyard

Kronborg castle from the sea

The main gate

Holger the Dane

Some of the many army barracks near the castle

Sweden is just 20 minutes away by ferry

Hamlet

In the summer, there are actors walking around the castle as characters from Shakespeare's play

The king and the queen

The queen's chamber

The courtyard seen from the cannon tower

Kronborg Slotsgård set fra oven.

The white swans in the moat

They are here every day in the summer. We enjoy seeing new ducklings grow up every year at Kronborg. They hatch in May and reach full size by September