Danish castles to visit: Kronborg, Rosenborg, Frederiksborg and Egeskov
Denmark's castles are mostly Renaissance buildings raised by its kings in the 16th and 17th centuries. Kronborg at Helsingør, the Elsinore of Hamlet, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rosenborg in Copenhagen keeps the crown jewels and the Danish regalia, and Frederiksborg in Hillerød was built for Christian IV as the largest Renaissance residence in Scandinavia. On Funen, Egeskov, built in 1554 on oak piles in a lake, is the best-preserved Renaissance water castle in the country.
Kronborg The Renaissance castle at Helsingør on the narrowest point of the Øresund, the Elsinore of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Rosenborg Castle Christian IV's Renaissance castle in the King's Garden in Copenhagen, where the Danish crown jewels and regalia are kept.
Frederiksborg Castle Christian IV's Renaissance palace on three islets in the castle lake at Hillerød, home of the Museum of National History.
Egeskov A Renaissance water castle on oak piles in a lake in southern Funen, with gardens, mazes and museums of cars and machines.