With a long history dating as far back as the Vikings who founded this region, County Waterford is filled with historical treasures including the oldest city in all of Ireland. Dating back to 1176 AD, Waterford city is the oldest in Ireland and hosts a thrall of museums and historic sites, and not to mention a thriving beer scene. Traveling outside of the city, wander past Viking settlements, Norman castles, medieval ruins and ancient copper mines of the famed Copper Coast.