There are two gigantic towers for fireworks in the middle of the Po. One is gold, the other silver. Five characters bring this “story” to life – the Princess, two Knights, the Devil, and the Monster. These are three-metre high figures firmly anchored inside four river motorboats owned and operated by the Fire Department. The Princess runs on the water with her very light white veil. She is lit from the inside and waves her white mantle. She is an ethereal and evocative figure. So are the Knights – the one golden and the other silver to signify their association with each of the towers. They have mantles that flow in the wind and are armed with long lances that are illuminated in the night. There are acts of courtesy, charges, offences, acts of courting, and dances that develop to tell the classical story of good and evil and of conflicts over love. This gives life to a Baroque festival, a faithful re-offering of that era’s system of spectacles. For this occasion the great wreath of fire was reconstructed and placed right between the two towers. These are lit up with decorations, wreaths, tongues of flame, and Roman candles. All these fires are monochromatic – white, silver, or gilded. In the seventeenth century colours were unknown for fireworks. A very evocative moment is the war between the Knights and the Monster. This horrible, enormous creature dwells in the depths and, once more, it was inspired by Baroque iconography. The Monster is built on a long American motorboat. It comes into the story attacking the Princess – already fought over – in order to kidnap her. The golden and silver Knights come to her defence. The terrible Monster engages in a furious water battle with the gold and silver Knights. Protected by the Devil, it destroys the Castle-Tower by setting fire to it. However, the Monster is tricked by the Princess and dies in the assault of the two armed courtiers.