Located in the far north of the county, at 20 kilometers from the village of Pampilhosa da Serra and occupies an area of 6570 hectares.

According to Pinho Leal, Fajão, Faiões and Fajões are adulterations of a man's name - Fayão.

Fajão was once a county, with 808 fires. Before its withdrawal, on the 24th of October of 1885, it had six parishes, two in the diocese of Coimbra and four in the Guarda. Coimbra's bishop were: Fajão and Teixeira; and Guarda's were: Dornelas, Janeiro de Baixo, Unhais-o-Velho and Vidual de Cima.
 
This territory was settled in very remote ages, as evidenced by its many archaeological sites, noted in the Archaeological Survey of Pampilhosa da Serra's County, from Carlos Batata and Filomena Gaspar.

The boulders of Fajão are situated in Raseira, a flat area surrounded from behind by granite outcroppings. The legend and the lack of existing literature say that the Moors lived in this flat area, surrounded by bushes, and when Christians wanted to expel them, they camouflaged themselves in the bushes and cornered the Christians at the widest part (between the three peaks), a place that is now known as the "Porta da Falsidade" (Falsehood Door). (...) Other legendary data are those which state that the Caves of Raseira crosses the Ceira river and connects with the mines of Coiços, Casal Novo and Relvas of Teixeira (district of Coimbra). Another legend says that when the road to Cavaleiros de Baixo was built, an inscription was destroyed, which said that the guard of a dangerous man, who was being carried to tria by the people of the villagel, was murdered.

An anthropomorphic prehistoric monument was found in Relvas and dated as being from the Bronze Age. In the same place were found circular patches of dark earth, with traces of coal, and close to it, a bronze ax, which is thought to be from the Final Bronze Age. Given the proximity (a mile from the boulders of Fajão), we can assume that may exist a link between the pottery found here and the objects found in Relvas. The non-appearance of lithic material in both places, seems to reinforce this assumption. A variety of mines, even though they have found nothing that can date them, it may be related to the mining of alluvial gold and/or lode and also from lead, during the Late Bronze Age.

 

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City Council of Pampilhosa da Serra (click here!)

Heritage of the Center of Portugal (click herei!)

Stories of Fajão (click here!)