Continuing along the town’s main street, Via Matteotti, we arrive in front of the church of Sant’Egidio. The current church was built in 1325 to replace the original early medieval one, built in the eleventh century on the spot where the Rocca (fort) now stands. To build the fort, the Sienese decided to tear down the old church and rebuild it near the Town Hall; for this reason, it is called . . .