Relais & Châteaux Blackberry Farm luxury hotel and restaurant in the Smoky Mountain foothills invites you to stop on your Route du Bonheur (road to happiness) and let us pamper your mind and body with spas, gourmet cuisine and a taste of Southern Appalachia.

The landscape sets the stage for tranquil relaxation as well as adventurous excitement with golfing, hiking, cycling and canoeing. Your visit to Relais & Châteaux in Tennessee might also include:

 Cooking classes or cheese making
 A massage in our restored 1800s Farmhouse Spa
 Gourmet cuisine made from local fare prepared the chefs at Blackberry Farm
 Wine tasting from Blackberry Farm’s impressive wine list
 Touring a functional farm producing cheese, vegetables, herbs, honey, cider and much more
 Explore the region on a Harley-Davidson or by horse-drawn carriage
 Golfing, motorcycle riding, fishing, clay shooting and guided canoeing

The Great Smoky Mountain Landscape in Tennessee

The Cherokee people called it Shacomage, or Place of Blue Smoke, for the bluish mist which clings to the mountainside and fills the valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The most visited of the country’s national parks also has some of the world’s oldest mountains, more than 300 million years by some counts.

A Taste of the Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee

In the crags and hidden crooks of the Smokies lies one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Never-been-logged old-growth forests protect more than 4,000 species of plants, 65 mammals and 230 types of birds. Hundreds of footpaths offer the best way to see the park’s attractions: Cades Cove with its preserved historic buildings and glimpses into old-time southern Appalachia, rushing waterfalls and expansive heath meadows called “balds.”

No matter the time of year, the wild landscape, rich with traces of its human past, is a recreationalists dream. Spring, when wildflowers and migrating birds abound, and autumn, with its pageantry of colors, are the most bucolic times to visit.

For more information go to: www.tnvacation.com or www.nps.gov/grsm.

Luxury Hotel and Gourmet Restaurant in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee