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Hamlet tour itinerary

Join a full-day Hamlet tour and travel up the coastal road to Hamlet's Castle, set in historic Helsingør, known as Elsinore in English. In Elsinore you can either enter Hamlet's Castle, called Kronborg, and see the displays which tell you about the history of the castle and its role in extracting the Sound Toll. This was a tax that passing ships had to pay to the Danish King, in order to enter the Øresund Strait. (please note that this option is not recommended for people with mobility impairments)



Alternatively, you might like to see Hamlet's Castle from the outside. Take a walk around the ramparts, which takes around 45 minutes, and get an excellent view of the Øresund, the busy shipping lane between Denmark and Sweden. You can also visit the cafe and adjoining houses at Kronborg. This option is included in the price of your ticket.



If you´re not good at walking and you'd like to eat something while you're in Helsingør, visit Kulturværftet, the Culture Wharf. Here you can find the local library and theatre and a cafe called 'Spisehuset', where you can have a coffee or perhaps a late breakfast. There's also a roof terrace, where you can get a great view of the Øresund. Behind Culture Wharf is the Værftsmuseet, which tells the story of shipbuilding in Helsingør.



After your visit to Helsingør, sail across the Øresund to southern Sweden, which is known as Skåne. From there travel along some of the prettiest country roads in Skåne to the ancient city of Lund, known for its Medieval Cathedral and University. In Lund, you can visit Lund Cathedral, which was consecrated in 1145, although there has been a cathedral on this site since the 1080s. The astronomical clock was installed around 1424.



The towers of Lund Cathedral stand 55 meters or 177ft tall, and when the cathedral was built, they could be seen from anywhere in the surrounding countryside. The oldest of the bells dates back to 1513. The cathedral has five organs, the largest of which was built between 1932 and 1934 by the Danish company, 'Marcussen & Søn'. In 2016 Pope Francis visited the Cathedral to mark the 499th anniversary of the Reformation. This option is included in your excursion ticket.



You can also see Lund University, which traces its roots back to 1425, when Franciscan monks established the Studium Generale, near Lund Cathedral. Lund University was founded on the same site in 1666, making this the oldest site of higher education in Scandinavia. Besides the University is the lovely Lundagård Park. In Lundagård you can find the Lund University Historical Museum. (The cost of the entrance fee to this museum is not included in your ticket)



Behind Lundagård is Kulturen, Sweden's second oldest open-air museum. In Kulturen are 30 old buildings from previous centuries. At Sankt Annegatan 9, there's a shop that is stocked as it would have been 100 years ago. Some of Kulturen's buildings have been moved here from other sites in Sweden, while others are on the same site where they were originally built. Kulturen opened in 1892. There are buildings or the remains of buildings from the Middle Ages to the 1930s. (The entrance fee for this museum is not included in your tour ticket)



Lund is a great place to have lunch, as there are lots of little restaurants serving tasty food, and many have special offers at lunchtime or fixed-price menus. A good place to go, with a large selection of places to eat is Martens Torget. There you can find Saluhallen, which was built in 1909 and is an indoor market containing a wide variety of restaurants and cafes, including Italian, Persian and Japanese food. If you fancy something simpler, try the Swedish coffee house chain Expresso House, which started in Lund in 1996. They have some very nice pastries. If you fancy some cholesterol, go to another great Swedish chain - Max. They sell tasty fast food burgers and were founded in Sweden in 1968.



After Lund, make a short journey to Malmo, with its wide selection of shops and yet another chance for you to eat some delicious Swedish food. You can also take a look at the Turning Torso, or visit Moderna Museum. The biggest square in Malmo is called Stortorget, which appropriately means Big Square. The square has a Parisian feel to it, as many of the restaurants have tables outside, where you can sit and watch the world pass by. See Malmohuset one of the oldest buildings in Malmo. The present Malmohus was built in the 1530s, and between 1568 and 1573 was home to James Hepburn, the 3rd husband of Mary Queen of Scots, who was held prisoner there. The entrance fee to Malmohuset is not included in your tour ticket.