In 2013, this area was the scene of a curious phenomenon, which also attracted the attention of the National Ghost Uncover, which carried out on-site surveys, and the local media. Several witnesses reported that the ghost of a man dressed in early 20th-century fashion, complete with top hat, appeared on several occasions in Piazzetta Mercanti. He told everyone that he was a Piacenza member of parliament of the Kingdom of Italy and then disappeared through a wall in the middle of the conversation.