Valleys

View of Valley of Kokos and surrounding mountains. Five Crimean Tatars stand and sit together on a knoll in the foreground.

View of the valley of Usembasch (sic.) with two men in the foreground and mountains and a waterfall in the background.

Bossoli's note: "The view is taken from the path leading to Alupka, through the ridge of the Yaila Mountains."

The Baydar valley was one of the most aesthetically pleasing corners of the entire south. In the words of Lady Craven, it was an “enchanting and magnificent spot intended by nature for some industrious and happy nation to enjoy in peace.” Baydar won accolades from others as a “Tauric Elysium” blessed with abundant water and cultivated such that (in the words of Vladimir Bronevskii) “everywhere there are ploughed fields, bahçe and shady forests of oak and kizil; walnut-trees; everywhere springs and sources babble; everywhere nature is charming and everywhere there is abundance, richness, and a pleasantly varied landscape.”