If the notion of staying “down on the farm” sounds romantic but perhaps a little too unrefined, 3LUXE has the perfect place for you. The Blackberry Farm redefines luxury travel with an ultra-luxe farm experience on a 4,200-acre working farm in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. The focus is squarely on food at Blackberry Farm, which uses its own free range organic livestock and produce from its gardens and orchards for the resort’s celebrated Foothills Cuisine® that’s part of an inclusive package. Cooking schools and various epicurean events bring in celebrity chefs and pair foods with wines from the Farm’s world-class cellar (a Wine Spectator 2006 “Grand Award” recipient). Blackberry Farm also has an Orvis-endorsed fly fishing school and all the biking, hiking, paddling and other outdoor adventures you’d expect from a mountain retreat. This “Best Of” features a full-service spa and unexpected treats like Harley-Davidson motorcycle rentals and hot air balloon excursions. Expect the best at Blackberry Farm, named “#1 service in the world” in Travel & Leisure’s “500 Best Hotels & Resorts” in 2006.

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