demonstrate the region's artisanal traditions. The Council of Government has designated the following "Municipios Turísticos": in Almería, Roquetas de Mar; in Cádiz, Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, Conil de la Frontera, Grazalema, Rota, and Tarifa; in Granada, Almuñécar; in Huelva, Aracena; in Jaén, Cazorla; in Málaga, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Ronda, and Torremolinos; in Seville, Santiponce. Monuments and features Alcazaba, Almería Cueva de Menga, Antequera (Málaga) El Torcal, Antequera (Málaga) Medina Azahara, Córdoba Mosque, Córdoba Mudejar Quarter, Frigiliana (Málaga) Alhambra, Granada Palace of Charles V, Granada Charterhouse, Granada Albayzín, Granada La Rabida Monastery, Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) Castle of Santa Catalina, Jaén Jaén Cathedral, Jaén Úbeda and Baeza, Jaén Alcazaba, Málaga Buenavista Palace, Málaga Málaga Cathedral, Málaga Puente Nuevo, Ronda (Málaga) Caves of Nerja, Nerja (Málaga) Ronda Bullring, Ronda (Málaga) Giralda, Seville Torre del Oro, Seville Plaza de España, Seville Seville Cathedral, Seville Alcázar of Seville, Seville Unemployment The unemployment rate stood at 25.5% in 2017 and was one of the highest in Spain and Europe. Infrastructure Transport As in any modern society, transport systems are an essential structural element of the functioning of Andalusia. The transportation network facilitates territorial coordination, economic development and distribution, and intercity transportation. In urban transport, underdeveloped public transport systems put pedestrian traffic and other non-motorized traffic are at a disadvantage compared to the use of private vehicles. Several Andalusian capitals—Córdoba, Granada and Seville—have recently been trying to remedy this by strengthening their public transport systems and providing a better infrastructure for the use of bicycles. There are now three rapid transit systems operating in Andalucia – the Seville Metro, Málaga Metro and Granada Metro. Cercanías commuter rail networks operate in Seville, Málaga and Cádiz. For over a century, the conventional rail network has been centralized on the regional capital, Seville, and the national capital, Madrid; in general, there are no direct connections between provincial capitals. High-speed AVE trains run from Madrid via Córdoba to Seville and Málaga, from which a branch from Antequera to Granada opened in 2019. Further AVE routes are under construction. The Madrid-Córdoba-Seville route was the first high-velocity route in Spain (operating since 1992). Other principal routes are the one from Algeciras to Seville and from Almería via Granada to Madrid. Most of the principal roads have been converted into limited access highways known as autovías. The Autovía del Este (Autovía A-4) runs from Madrid through the