A few kilometres south of Tafraoute, Belgian artist Jean Vérame spray-painted a collection of granite boulders in vivid blues, reds, and purples in 1984, with the permission of the Moroccan government. The result — known as Les Rochers Peints (the Painted Rocks) — is bizarre and strangely compelling: enormous boulders daubed in bright colour amid an otherwise ochre and pink landscape.
Opinion is divided. Some find it an eyesore imposed on a pristine landscape; others see it as a successful piece of land art that draws attention to the extraordinary rock formations. The paint has faded considerably over the decades and was partially retouched. Accessible by a rough track; best in the late afternoon light.