 Supposedly the salt was plowed into the ground.After the demolition, the stone was transported to nearby Barberino Val d'Elsa and was used in 1204 to build the walls that still stand today.It was not until the 16th century that a commemorative chapel, dedicated to St Michael, was built on the site of Semifonte, by Santi di Tito in 1597; or in the 18th century by the Lorena family.