Lajes das Flores () is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. The population in 2021 was 1,408, in an area of . Its municipal seat is in the parish of the same name.
History
thumb|235px|left|The overlook and former fort that defended the port of Lajes
thumb|235px|left|One of the former residences in the village of Cauda
left|thumb|235x235px|A view of center of the village of Fajãzinha
Flores was discovered by Diogo de Teive and his son, João de Teive, in 1452. Within a year, 20 January 1453, the islands of Corvo Marini (Marine Crows), meaning the islands of Flores and Corvo, was donated to D. Afonso, Duke of Bragança and Count of Barcelso by King Afonso V. On 20 January 1475, João Teive ceded the captaincy to Fernão Teles de Meneses, but by 1 March 1504, the captaincy was donated to João da Fonseca by King Manuel I.
In 1587, the small community was destroyed by English privateers, then when the population was more numerous then in Santa Cruz.