Helsingør Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  There are many quaint stores in Helsingor all within walking distance of one another. I didn't buy anything here, but I did enjoy window shopping. One shop I liked, sold all different types of Beer Steins, and what a variety they had!There is a Market in the Market place on... 

 balhannah Says:  This Museum was included on my Copenhagen Card, so I decided to go for a look. The Museum itself, is housed in a building that is nearly 500 years old, parts of it built by the Carmelite monks. Inside, is information on the town from the Middles ages to the present time.... 

 balhannah Says:  This is quite a nice walk we did after completely seeing all we wanted in the Castle. We followed the pathway which took us along the seafront, where we saw cannon's on the ready to defend Denmark. Just a short distance across the water was Sweden, and ferry boats were... 

 balhannah Says:  Wanting to see Castle Kronborg @ Helsingor, we decided the best way to reach the town from Copenhagen, would be by Train. We had the Copenhagen card which gave us FREE TRAVEL to Helsingor.Train travel is easy in Denmark. The Trains to Helsingor run every 10 - 20 mins from... 

 balhannah Says:  We went to the top of the Castle, and to underneath the Castle where we visited the Casemates.Who would have wanted to live here if they had a choice, not me! The Soldiers didn't have a choice though, and this is where they lived during times of war. Cold, dark and damp... 

 balhannah Says:  Kronborg Castle is known all over the world from Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is Denmarks most visited Castle, perhaps because of this reason.For me, Kronborg Castle didn't live up to other Castles in Denmark. For me, there was not the extravagance that I had seen elsewhere. We... 

 balhannah Says:  The chapel at Kronborg Castle is the only building not to have been ravaged by fire in 1629. Kronborg Chapel has a pew on the gallery for the King and Royal family, and is from the period of King Frederik II. As the Chapel wasn't ravaged by fire, the altar, gallery and pews,... 

 balhannah Says:  Don't miss the Telegraph Tower, for this is where we saw wonderful views from.The Telegraph Tower is a large square flat roofed Tower, which once was used as a cannon Tower. During summer, which happened to be when I was here, the roof is open for visitors to go up and see... 

 balhannah Says:  The Maritime Museum is actually located in the Castle at the moment, although I do believe, a new building is being built in Helsingor to house it.It has exhibitions on the Danish merchant fleet, the history of navigation to Greenland and the Danish West Indies. Exhibitions... 

 balhannah Says:  Time to cross the moat again, and this time enter the Castle Courtyard.Before passing through the gate, I had a good look at it all the figures on and around it. The Gate has statues of Neptune, with his Trident and Mercury, gods of the sea and trade. I love the expressions... 

 balhannah Says:  I have arrived at the entrance of Kronborg Castle. First, I have to cross over a moat and through the Dark Gate. Emerging from the gate, there were many tour groups waiting to begin their tour of the Castle. From here, the Castle is half hidden by a high wall, which has a... 

 DSwede Says:  Having worked up an appetite walking the city our hunger quickly set it. The Flutebaren caught our eye as being a quick fix to this problem, and our nose thankfully agreed that it smelled like a good option too.The small restaurant is more of just a sandwich shop. There are... 

 mindcrime Says:  by trainWe travelled by train from Copenhagen Central Station. There’s one train every 20’ so you don’t even have to plan ahead. No need for seat reservation too. The ride lasts about 45’.By the way if you have 24h pass (for all zones) or a CPH card you don’t need a ticket.... 

 mindcrime Says:  After checking the local marina we walked to the castle but we entered a wrong building to skip the train station, it was the Bibliotek, we spent some minutes inside, there were many students around but we just checked the colorful installations (pic 1) and we got out on the...