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Granadilla Castle originates from the 9th century and was rebuilt after Reconquista in the 12th century. The current castle was recreated by Don García Álvarez de Toledo in 1473-1478.
Today Granadilla is a ghost town. In 1955, during the Franco regime, its residents had to leave when the Council of Ministers ordered a reservoir to be built nearby. Currently, the area is a summer campsite for young people and tourists.
The church of the former Franciscan monastery was built probably between 1515 and 1520. It is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Rauma. The church stands by the small stream of Raumanjoki (Rauma river).
The exact age of the Church of the Holy Cross is unknown, but it was built to serve as the monastery church of the Rauma Franciscan Friary. The monastery had been established in the early 15th century and a wooden church was built on this location around the year 1420.
The Church of the Holy Cross served the monastery until 1538, when it was abandoned for a hundred years as the Franciscan friary was disbanded in the Swedish Reformation. The church was re-established as a Lutheran church in 1640, when the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.
The choir of the two-aisle grey granite church features medieval murals and frescoes. The white steeple of the church was built in 1816 and has served as a landmark for seafarers.