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it...even if just for a short romp across the ramparts (no ticket required). Many
big-bus tours in the region stop both here and at Frederiksborg (you'll recog-
nize some of the same fellow tourists at both places)—not a bad plan if you're
a castle completist.
The town ofHelsingør has a
TI
(late June-early AugMon-Fri 10:00-17:00,
Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00; early Aug-late Sept Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat
10:00-13:00, closed Sun; rest of year Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, closed Sat-Sun;
tel. 49 21 13 33,
www.visithelsingor.dk
)
, a medieval center, the ferry to
Sweden, and lots of Swedes who come over for the lower-priced alcohol.
Getting There:
Helsingør is a 50-minute train ride from Copenhagen (3/
hour). Exit the station out the front door: The TI is on the little square to your
left, and the castle is dead ahead along the coast (about a 15-minute walk).
Between the station and the castle, you'll pass through a recently renovated
harborfront zone with the town's new cultural center and the new home of the
maritime museum.
Cost:
The wonderful grounds are free, but you'll need a ticket to enter the
main building: 75 kr covers the royal apartments and the casements, add the
tower/maritime museum for 95 kr; also possible to visit only the casements
(30 kr) or only the tower/maritime museum (50 kr). Unless you're a fan of
nautical sights, I'd skip the maritime museum and just do the apartments and
casements.
Hours:
The whole complex is open June-Aug daily 10:00-17:30; April-
May and Sept-Oct daily 11:00-16:00; Nov-March Tue-Sun 11:00-16:00,
closed Mon; tel. 33 95 42 00,
www.kronborgcastle.com
.
Tours:
Free
tours
in English are offered of the casements (daily at 11:00
and 13:00) and of the royal apartments (daily at 11:30 and 13:30). You can
use your mobile device to access a free
audioguide
at the castle, but it takes
some tech savvy to make it work; unfortunately, the audioguide isn't available
any other way. Dry English descriptions are posted throughout the castle. The
equally arid 20-kr printed
guide
(sold at the ticket counter) tries to inject some
life into the rooms.
Visiting the Castle:
Approaching the castle, pretend you're an old foe of
the king, kept away by many layers of earthen ramparts and moats—just when
