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A balmetto is a cross between a party house and a wine cellar. A local organization, Amis dij Balmit, is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the balmetti: 

My own experience of the balmetti stem from lovely summer nights, usually after band practices.

The biggest balmetto party occurs every year on the third Sunday of June. Festivities last the whole weekend. Whenever I can, I go! What could be better than an all-balmetto party?!

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