Shakespeare's mythical Elsinore stands at the northeastern headland of Zealand - Denmark's largest and most populated island -, overlooking the Øresund and Sweden.

In1420's, a first fortress (Krogen) was built here. Completed by the fortress of Kärnan, on the opposite side of the sound (swedish nowadays, but danish at that time), Krogen controlled ( Read more... )

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Frederiksborg Castle, located in Hillerød, was built as a summer royal residence. Today it is a National Portrait Gallery, where paintings by members of the royal family since the XVI century, and portraits of great personalities in Denmark can be seen. Besides paintings, visitors can see an exhibition of historical furniture and other items, which ( Read more... )