Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Helsingør
Top Sights
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Kronborg Slot
D2
Sights
3
Helsingør Bymuseum
B3
5
Sankt Olai Domkirke
B3
Eating
6
Kvickly
A3
7
Rådmand Davids Hus
B4
8
Rustica
A5
Sights
Kronborg Slot
CASTLE
35; 10am-5.30pm Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Apr-May & Sep-Oct, shorter hrs rest of yr; guided tours
11.30am & 1.30pm daily)
The Unesco World Heritage-listed Kronborg Slot began life as Krogen, a formidable toll-
house built by Danish king Erik of Pomerania in the 1420s. Expanded by Frederik II in
1585, the castle was ravaged by fire in 1629, leaving nothing but the outer walls. The tire-
less builder-king Christian IV rebuilt Kronborg, preserving the castle's earlier Renaissance
style and adding his own baroque touches. The galleried chapel was the only part of Kron-
borg that escaped the flames in 1629 and gives a good impression of the castle's original
appearance.
