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Looking for a unique urban exploration? Capture Florence's wonders with a Vintage Polaroid Camera and take home self-made memories that will last forever. Receive pro tips for your photos and learn stories about every place you visit, from the major sights to the most hidden spots.

Destination

Florence, Italy

Category

Photo Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Italiano, English

Included

• Private guide
• Equipment
• 1 Vintage Polaroid Camera + 1 pack of Color Films
• Artisanal Ice Cream

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Francesco.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Piazza di Santa Maria Novella - Florence to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Meeting Point

   Piazza Santa Maria Novella, at the benches in the middle of the square. I'll be waiting for you wearing a Polaroid camera around the neck.

4. Get your Polaroid

   You'll receive the cameras, the films and I will tell you how to use them. Once you're set, we snap away!

5. 4 Neiborhoods to discover

   You'll dive through the 4 historical districts: from San Lorenzo to San Giovanni, from Santa Croce to Santo Spirito

6. Landmarks from a unique angle

   You'll capture Florence's main sights in a way that no one else do. You'll uncover photography skills you didn't know you had.

7. Learn stories and frame them on Polaroid

   You'll learn about pecurial stories that only locals know and I will help you to capture them on Polaroid.

8. Local vibes

   You'll walk through local areas of the Oltrarno to discover the local atmosphere

9. Gelato Time

   Time for a refreshing break! I'll offer you a deliciuos artisanal gelato in a lovely location

10. Pontevecchio, a must have

    I'll take you back in time, telling you fun fact of the iconic bridge, plus I'll bring you to the best spots for a perfect Polaroid postcard.

11. Ice Cream!

    Time for a tasty break! I'll offer you one of the very best artisanal gelato in a local piazza.

12. The photo reveal!

    Enjoy the true local atmosphere of Piazza Santo Spirito and check out your unique photo souvenirs

13. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

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  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

John

11 January 2025

We enjoyed our tour with Francesco. Using the Polaroid cameras was a lot fun. He was very knowledgeable and took good care of us. Would recommend this experience to everyone. Great Time with Francesco

Alicia🇺🇸 United States

22 June 2024

Had such an amazing time with Francesco on the Polaroid Tour! It truly is a unique experience to take you back in time to thoughtfully see Florence through a very thoughtful way. His knowledge of the use of Polaroid style matched with his love for the city makes an amazing experience! With 2 teenagers along, having such an engaging way to see the beautiful city of Florence was second to none! Highly recommend for anyone/everyone for amazing souvenirs to bring home from your trip!Unique way to see Florence

Jane🇳🇿 New Zealand

13 June 2024

4 of us did this tour for my birthday and Francesco was awesome at showing us how to use the cameras and frame a combo of artistic and fun shots. Highly recommend! Fantastic experience!

Warren🇺🇸 United States

31 October 2023

Francesco is a great person with a passion for Polaroid photography. He will teach you great tips on maximizing light for great nostalgic photos with a classic Polaroid camera. I took non camera geek friends on this tour and they just loved it. We all highly recommend taking this tour with Francesco.Educational Nostalgic tour

Tamarah🇺🇸 United States

16 October 2022

I was traveling by myself and signed up for this tour knowing almost nothing about Florence, or photography! Not only was Francesco knowledgeable about Florence (he was born and raised there, knew a ton about the history, and had plenty of secret spots and fun facts to share!), he was able to give me lots of technical tips about how to use my Poloroid camera, to capture the best lighting, framing, composition, etc. So it ended up being a photography lesson too which was incredible! Francesco is warm, energetic, knowledgeable, and everything you would want in a tour guide. Highly recommend!!!Amazing tour, amazing guide!

Daron🇺🇸 United States

12 June 2022

My family and I schedule the Polaroid photography tour of Florence with Francesco on our free day from our tour group. We had an amazing time. Francesco pointed out interesting facts about the city. He has an obvious passion for photography with the Polaroid camera. He taught us quite a bit about looking for and framing interesting subjects for photos. We completed the tour with some of the best gelato in Italy along with some memories and photos. I would highly recommend the tour.Great memories

Unknown

22 May 2022

Where should I start? My partner surprised me with this tour that I never heard of before: being armed with two classic old school Polaroid cameras, great sunny weather and an amazing tour guide, we started our Florence adventure. Francesco was not only super knowledgeable about all the big and little (fun-) facts about the city, the expertise and his passion for the cameras allowed us to take amazing pictures and at the same time great memories for our trip. Next to all of this, Francesco was such a fun and easy guy to talk to, that the length of our tour felt like just quick stroll :) thank you for inviting us into your city and showing us its wide range of beauty.Florence and his hidden beauties

Annegiene🇳🇱 Netherlands

13 August 2021

Francesco was the best guide we could wish. Friendly, patiënt, has knowledge about the city and polaroids. We really had a great time and we left with a experience and memories. Thanks Francesco Picures and great memories

Sarai🇮🇹 Italy

2 June 2021

Booked my tour last minute. Francesco was so accommodating and pleasant to book with. The tour was a ton of fun and I learned so much. He has inspired me to start shooting my own Polaroid for fun! Can’t wait to book another tour with him next time I’m in Florence 😁Amazing experience!

Karyn🇮🇹 Italy

12 October 2020

This was truly a unique experience. If you are looking for fun with a tour of the city and some neat historical facts then this is the tour for you!! It was a great walk with amazing and different views of the city you have fallen in love with! Let Francesco take you out for a tour you won’t forget! Fabulous, creative, imaginative, fun!

Kari🇺🇸 United States

8 August 2019

Francesco's Polaroid camera tour added a fun element of creativity to viewing Florence historical center highlights. Putting into action these old cameras brought back memories, but also helped us look for details differently with less passivity and more thought about them as we considered framing photos to shoot -- or not, as this is analog, baby, no digital free for all! He's a charming and personable guy, passionate about his instant photography pastime, patient enough to help in an encouraging manner and organized. It's nice to be shown around at times on a vacation otherwise full of self-guiding activity - with the bonus here of the take home photos. We spent extra time visiting after our tour ended, learning more and exposing ourselves to Italy from a different perspective as we enjoyed our time with this local. Grazie, Francesco, absolutely worth the booking and a strong recommended activity for couples, groups or families. Fun, charming Florentine walk

Sarah🇺🇸 United States

4 April 2019

This is an excellent tour to take. Personal and unique. I learned things I never knew about the great city of Florence and got to see it from a different perspective. Francesco gives great advice/tips. It's like walking through Florence with a friend instead of a tour guide. And you get an awesome keepsake of Polaroids to take home with you. Well worth it. I highly recommend this tour.Polaroids, history and gelato

Rupi🇨🇦 Canada

28 March 2019

Seeing that this was my second time to Florence and I had taken the tour once already and enormously enjoyed it the previous time, I decided to do it again. Francesco was kind enough to alter the route and allowed me take Polaroids of more unique aspects to my personal visit to Florence. I learned a great deal about Polaroids and photography in general that I would have not grasped by myself if not for Francesco. He is eager to share his wealth of knowledge to ensure you capture Florence through Polaroid film. Francesco’s passion is not only for Polaroid photography but also history of Florence that you wouldn’t learn except from a local like himself. He once again made it enjoyable while being patient with my questions about Florence and Polaroid photography. He even remembered which Polaroid camera I preferred from my last tour. Overall if this your first time or like myself second time to Florence may it be alone, in a group or as family the tour is a great way to see and experience Florence while capturing the whole experience with a Polaroid camera. You leave the tour with a great appreciation of Florence and momentos to take home and enjoy, as well as meeting a knowledgable local like Francesco!Capture Florence on Polaroids

Debbie🇺🇸 United States

2 March 2019

Francesco was so much fun. He was knowledgeable and kind. He was patient and taught us a lot about photography in a short amount of time. He was very accommodating in many ways. He answered any questions we had about Florence and showed us some fabulous places to take photos and we had the most fabulous gelato ever!!! He also was flexible with our scheduled time because we were traveling in and wanted to start a bit later. I would highly recommend his Polaroid tour. Vintage Polaroid Tour

Mira🇦🇺 Australia

19 November 2018

Had a great time exploring Florence with Francesco and using one of his collection of polaroid cameras. Just letting you know he gave me options as to which polaroid camera to use. Francesco knows the city very well and his English is also very good. He knows a lot of good places, even unique places such as the famous violin workshop that is very tiny that one could miss easily. He gave me some suggestions re restaurants and other interesting places to visit and he was very hands on to give directions even after the tour finished. He is an expert in using the polaroid camera who happily shares his tips and advice on how to shoot a good photo using polaroid camera. The tour was designed for everyone and I think everyone would enjoy it easily. Especially if you like photography it is still worth taking this tour. Another thing worth noting is Francesco is very dedicated to his tour and he did not mind that the tour went over time. This tour is highly recommended for anyone visiting Florence.A brilliant tour & activity

Sarah🇦🇺 Australia

10 October 2018

This tour was definitely a highlight of my 5 days in Florence! Francesco is an amazing guide with a passion for both Florence and polaroid photography. The photos taken while on tour are some of my favourites from my holiday, they are made even more special as it is a tangible experience and you have something to take home with you. I especially love that Francesco shows you some of the famous landmarks as well as local spots and hidden gems (he knows where to find the best Gelato!). I would highly recommend including this tour on your trip to Florence. Grazie mille Francesco! Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

suzanne🇬🇧 United Kingdom

27 July 2018

Thank you Franseco for your tour. We had a great time. An excellent wayto see the city and the best spots to take photos. It’s nice to be able to talk about photography whilst looking at the sites . The poloroid camera makes you really look carefully and think about trying to capture the essence of Florence to produce a unique souvenir of the visit. You were very patient with us and very generous with your time. Thank you very much Suzanne and FreddyGreat tour!!

Jane🇺🇸 United States

4 July 2018

Our family of four (kids age 8 and 11) LOVED our Polaroid tour with Francesco! He gave great instruction and information about Polaroid and instant photography! He was very patient with our kids and flexible, finding water, bathrooms, and of course gelato as needed! We loved learning about the fun street sign art, riding the carousel, and seeing new neighborhoods and quiet nooks we wouldn’t have discovered with just our guidebook. Our pictures turned out awesome and we can’t wait to show them off when we get home!Creative Tour with the BEST Keepsakes

Dante Nico

20 June 2018

Francesco is so nice and helpful. He told me lots history about this city and the skill of taking a nice picture. The most wonderful part is he showed us some unique places and different way to see the landmarks. I really enjoyed this experience and those photos we took together. Highly recommend!!! Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

Rupinder

18 June 2018

Great knowledge of Florence and conversation to begin with, as well as pointers on Polaroid photography and photography as whole.In general great time spent gathering Polaroid memories of Florence with a enthusiastic tour guide.Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

Louisa

13 June 2018

This experience was fantastic! It was so much fun to take photographs in this way, with the guidance of Francesco. He is a great host and the places he showed me provided me with photographs I can’t wait to show off! I would thoroughly recommend this experience.Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

elena🇮🇹 Italy

1 June 2018

It was a very unique and artistic experience. In our age of digital photography when we make thousands of pics without paying much attention to the composition with polaroid you act more like and artist having just one chance and choosing carefully the view and the subject. It was not difficult at all to handle the camera and Francesco was very friendly and helpful showing me best spots and giving advice how to make a good picture. I definitely recommend this experience! And moreover as a result you will have wonderful vintage cards of Florence expressing your own vision of the city looking at which you will remember the details of your stay. Grazie, Francesco!Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

Anne

15 May 2018

A really cool experience! Francesco was very knowledgeable and the tour was fun. We got to see Florence in a different path, and take photos along that path. Francesco was kind enough to not cancel our tour even though it was pouring rain. However, the photos came out great. A really cool experience and I highly recommend it to everyone!!Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

Linda

3 May 2018

Francesco is the local to meet in Florence! My friend and I visited Florence for a couple of days and Francesco showed us the authentic Florence style. I had no idea about how many simple tricks are to take a wonderful picture. In the end, we could take the photos with us !! That's amazing because I never print the digital ones that I take with my phone and now I have a mini album from our Florence trip! I highly recommend Francesco! :) Florence's Picture Perfect Polaroid Tour

Nathalia

11 February 2025

The Polaroid-Tour with Francesco was the best tour we had ever done! Francesco is super simpatic. He realy talks with his guests and gives them good ideas what they could maybe fotograf. He explains very logical and easy to understand also for kids. He knows everything about Polaroid and very much about Florence. During his tour he shows a lot of nice places and shortcuts. It is very much fun to go on that tour with kids too. Best tour ever

Max🇺🇸 United States

25 November 2024

This tour was awesome. Such a cool and unique way to learn about Florence and photography. Interesting and fun

Jonathan🇳🇿 New Zealand

25 August 2024

Francesco is amazing! This experience is perfect to learn tips and tricks of photography, take fantastic photos and learn about Florence. Using Polaroid cameras and with expert coaching from Francesco my son (10) had a great time and learnt so much. The excitement of finally seeing our photos at the end of the tour was great fun. Bravo Francesco for a wonderful time and Grazie Mille!A Unique View of Florence

gary🇺🇸 United States

23 August 2024

We took the Polaroid tour with Francesco. Was a unique and interesting way to see and appreciate Florence. We had a lot of fun and ended up with pics to make a photo album for generations. Francesco was patient, friendly, and passionate. Great Florence Experience for Families

Jo🇦🇺 Australia

14 July 2024

This experience was the standout family favourite! We booked this tour at the end of our time in Florence, and the inspired opportunity in using Polaroids provided an unique way to both capture the city but also bridge the experience of both adults and teens. Learning how to frame and value a series of single composed images completely engaged our whole family and Francesco’s patient and considered approach was excellent, particularly with each our children. We are thrilled to have these special images as a memory of our time in this beautiful city!A unique family favourite!

Marian🇺🇸 United States

6 July 2024

Francesco is an amazing guide - taking his Polaroid tour was a perfect way to see Florence. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! He was so welcoming and put a lot of thought and care into our experience. Francesco showed us how to use the Polaroid cameras in terms of lighting, angles, composition and photographic techniques unique to Polaroid photography. My husband and I have fond nostalgic memories of using Polaroid cameras when we were children, whereas our cyber-age daughter was enchanted the novelty of the camera. We loved getting to explore the streets and scenes of Florence with such a friendly and knowledgable guide. Our favorite photo from the week in Italy was the photo Francesco took (with his own digital camera) of us holding the Polaroid cameras after we stopped to eat the best gelato in Florence (a shop Francesco recommended to us). The Polaroid photos are now back home on our mantle, reminding us of our lovely trip to Italy. Thank you, Francesco! You are a gem!Highlight of Our Time in Florence

Heather🇺🇸 United States

17 June 2024

We had a fantastic time. Francesco is very informative, a wonderful photography teacher. Both kids (11 and 14) were entertained the whole time and the camera was a great way for them to get to know Florence. Highly recommend. Great fun for older kids/teens

Elise Kessler🇺🇸 United States

3 June 2024

this was the best! my 10 year LOVED taking the pictures but more over she loved with being Francesco. He made her feel so comfotable and she truely fell in love with photos and picture taking! what an amazing way to see the city! thank you Francesco for an amazing day! life changing for my daughter

Mel🇦🇺 Australia

25 April 2024

This was the most fantastic experience. The weather was terrible and Francesco kept my kids engaged the whole time. He was very giving if his time and expertise and his local knowledge. He showed us hidden gems of Florence that we would otherwise have never seen. A must book tour for adults if you want to learn more about photography and get a nice souvenir from your trip. And a must do with kids for a unique engaging tour. Fantastic Firenze with Francesco

Gavin🇺🇸 United States

30 December 2023

We enjoyed a great day with Francesco. He educated us in how to use a Polaroid, how to frame pictures, how to manipulate lighting to make our photos most effective. He was kind, patient and thoughtful - a wonderful day overall!Wonderful day!

Katrina🇨🇦 Canada

3 July 2023

Francesco was amazing- such a nice guy! A lovely guide and such a cool experience! Our kids (5 and 7) loved having their own vintage Polaroids and took some awesome shots! Very pleased with this tour. Thanks Francesco:)Awesome!!!

Jennifer🇬🇧 United Kingdom

7 April 2023

Francesco is a superb guide…Knowledgeable, professional & friendly he helped our kids get some great shots of the city. Highly recommended!Polaroid-pro, great Florence experience

Stephanie🇺🇸 United States

3 April 2023

We’ve been in Italy about one week and done a lot of things, including three other tours, but my kids said this was their absolute favorite. Francesco is talented, knowledgeable, and engaging. We are so happy to have met him and to have gone on his fascinating tour. Family Favorite

Josh🇬🇧 United Kingdom

3 April 2023

my family loved hanging out with Francesco, learning about photography, seeing the sights of Florence and we loved the Polaroid photos! So much fun!

Marie🇫🇷 France

2 April 2023

My 10 yr old son and I had a blast with Francesco. We walked around Florence looking up, trying to capture the city under the best possible angle. Francesco is professional, smart and kind. Martin was thrilled to learn how to handle a Polaroid camera and to walk away with 8 amazing shots. I strongly recommend this tour for kids who are not fond of museums. Wonderful

Jamie🇩🇪 Germany

5 November 2022

We had a great Polaroid tour of Florence with Francesco! There were 6 of us ranging in age from 4 to 70. Francesco did well teaching all of us various techniques of how to get the best shots, and he was knowledgeable about Florence. It was a lot of fun!

Urvashi🇬🇧 United Kingdom

5 August 2022

Our family of 4 - two teens - had a lovely afternoon around Florence on this unusual Polaroid tour. Francesco is a proper Polaroid geek and imparted his wisdom and tricks with us so we got some really cool shots. Along the way we chatted about different aspects of the city as we spotted photo opportunities. Lovely photographic induction around Florence

Moni🇩🇪 Germany

1 August 2022

Francesco hat uns hervorragend mit der Polaroid durch wunderbare Stationen von Florenz geführt. Wir haben nicht nur tolle Details und Plätze der Stadt entdeckt sondern auch das Auge für ein gutes Foto bekommen. Wolken, Licht, Schatten, Eis, nette Gespräche, schöne Plätze in Florenz…die Tour war superklasse!!!!Eine besondere Tour durch Florenz

Bob and Nicky🇧🇪 Belgium

11 July 2022

Francesco is a wonderful and knowledgable guide! We had fun and great picture which make a great souvenir from FIrenze! He took the time to answer all our questions and was very passionate about his Polaroid photography! We would recommend this tour! Nicky, Bob, Bindu and our two little dogs Dotty and Chota👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🐾🐾 Super great tour!

Timothy🇯🇴 Jordan

13 May 2022

Our family really enjoyed the tour with Francesco. We was great with our kids and had some unique insights at different spots around Florence! We highly recommend this tour for families who want to have a relaxing tour around Florence.Such a fun tour

Catherine🇬🇧 United Kingdom

14 April 2022

My 15 year old daughter and I enjoyed Francesco's polaroid tour very much! Franceso is friendly and a great host. He shared many interesting facts and stories about Florence as part of the experience. He also introduced us to the fun and creativity of polaroid street photography, taking us through the basics as well as giving us the space for our own creativity and ideas. This is a great way to get to know the city a little bit more, see it in a different way and to have some beautiful pictures to remember the city by. Thanks Francesco! Enjoyable polaroid tour

Sabrina🇨🇭 Switzerland

15 October 2020

Francesco was a genuinely nice person to do a tour with. He is very kids friendly and passionate about Florence, showing us interesting details and hidden corners Perfect outing with kids

Louisa🇦🇺 Australia

23 November 2019

We had a great time with Francesco. Easy going and flexible. Very kind to our two children (9 and 7) who had their own polaroids. We have some cute pictures of our time in Florence now which we will treasure. Thank you so much!Great photo tour highly recommend

Ria🇺🇸 United States

2 November 2019

Francesco did a great job keeping our kids engaged during the Polaroid Tour. Love that he pointed out things about the city that were not obvious. He was accommodating to the necessary “kid stops” and saved the day with balloons both as props for the pictures and for the kids to play with. The kids loved him and the tour so much that they wanted him to come to Rome with us. 🙂 would book again or recommend in a heartbeat!

Marieke🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 October 2019

In august we spend a couple of hours with Francesco taking wonderful photos in Florence. The kids (4&7) loved it. He was very patient while the girls took their time to wonder the streets of this beautiful city. Having the Polaroid camera and searching for special places to take a picture made it very interesting. Because of the kids we had some extra breaks but this was no problem. Francesco did a great job. I would recommend him to everyone who wants to see the hidden gems of Florence. All in all a wonderful experience!! Wonderful tour!

Gareck🇦🇺 Australia

4 October 2019

Francesco’s tour was brilliant. My wife and I loved it, and the kids loved it also! Our kids were attentive at times, but like most young kids were very inquisitive. Francesco was most patient with the 5 and 7 year old and they adored him. Please consider this tour if in Florence! Brilliant commentary for the adults also.Best tour with kids