'''Elsinore''' (Danish: ''Helsingor'') is in Zealand in Denmark.

Get in

By train

Get the coastal train from Copenhagen Central Station or another station on the Malmo-Elsinore line.

By boat

Take the ferry from Helsingborg. The trip takes about 20 minutes and the ships run at least every hour 24/7. Daytime there is a departure every 20 minutes. There are currently two ferry companies between Elsinore and Helsingborg.

  • '''Scandlines''' [http://www.scandlines.dk]
  • '''HH ferries''' [http://www.hhferries.dk/]
  • By car

    The motorway E47 E55 from Copenhagen ends in Elsinore.

    Get around

    Walking is the best way to get around in the city center.

    See

  • '''Kronborg Castle''' [http://www.kronborgcastle.com] is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and it's the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet. Within the castle there is access to the royal chambers, the casemates with the statue of Holger Danske, the chapel, an exhibition about Shakespeare, and a nautical museum. A combined ticket is DKK 85.
  • '''Denmark Technical Museum''' [http://www.tekniskmuseum.dk/] Fabriksvej 25 (''From Helsingor Station, bus 805 to Tekniske Museum or 353/801/802 to Fabriksvej''). Primarily aviation, with an excellent collection. Also automobiles, electronics, and engines.
  • The old city center, The old monastery, The harbour
  • Do

  • Go on a '''historical guided walk''' with [http://www.historytours.dk History Tours]
  • Take a stroll through '''Downtown Elsinore's''' (Stengade, Bjergegade, Stjernegade) old cobblestoned streets lined with beautifully historic buildings consisting of both boutiques and living spaces.
  • Buy

    The City of Elsinore proudly boasts with '''250 stores'''[http://helsingorcity.dk/image/butikker_09_2008.doc], both retail and grocery.

  • The Downtown core of Elsinore, also referred to as the '''Pedestrian Zone''', is home to many fabulous and cozy stores where you can find almost anything for anyone. There are several Bakeries/Conditories, Banks, Beauty Salons, Bookstores, a Butcher's shop, Electronics and Applicance stores, Footwear and Accessories stores, Fresh Produce shops, Home Decor stores, Jewellery stores, quite a few Liquor stores, a Post Office, as well as plenty of boutiques catering to those shopping for Women's, Men's and Children's Apparel.
  • '''Axel Square''' (Akseltorv), located on Bjergegade & Sudergade in Elsinore's core, hosts '''Square/Market Days'''[http://helsingorcity.dk/html/Torvehandel.htm] running from April to November with these opening hours: Wednesdays & Saturdays from 8am to 2pm and Fridays from 11am to 5pm. Here it's possible to buy the freshest fish, cheese, fruits and vegetables from local farmers and fishermen. It also plays host to the '''Annual Christmas Fair'''[http://helsingorcity.dk/html/Julemarked_2007.htm] running from late November (in 2008, it started on November 28th) until just before Christmas Eve (in 2008 it will end on December 21st). From it's 30 little quaint booths, it has become the popular place to buy homemade Christmas ornaments, quilts, birdhouses, jewellery, clothing, candles & latterns as well as sausages, cheeses, specialty mustards, fresh fruits, nuts, cakes, pastries, pancakes, waffles with ice cream and marmelade and coffee, just to name a few. The Christmas Fair also has an ice rink, pony (and camel) rides, and a nostalgic Parisian Ferris Wheel dating all the way back to 1912. Entry is FREE and there is street parking on all sides of the square.
  • '''Elsinore City Center'''[http://www.helsingorbycenter.dk/] in the heart of Elsinore is the city's only indoor shopping center. It is located at Sturups Plads 1, has 30+ stores and ample parking with 550 FREE parking stalls.
  • Elsinore's second shopping center, '''Provestenscentret'''[http://www.proevestenscentret.dk/] is located in Elsinore's southern suburbs at Birkedalsvej 1. It has 30+ larger stores and ample FREE parking.
  • Eat

  • Local 24/7 Kebab
  • Drink

  • Wiibroe
  • Sleep

  • Stengade
  • Get out

    Helsingborg in Sweden, Copenhagen and Humlebak all lie nearby.