de Autovías, the Ministry of Development has taken over the work. It will connect the Autovía del Este (Autovía A-4) with the Autovía del Nordeste (Autovía A-2) (currently being studied). The red autonómica—the road network of the autonomous community—currently extends , of which correspond to the basic network, to the comarcal networks and to local networks. Railways Renfe, Spain's state-owned railway operator operates numerous trains throughout Castilla–La Mancha. Long distance Numerous long-distance rail lines (líneas de largo recorrido) pass through Castilla–La Mancha, most of them radiating out of Madrid. Some of these are high-velocity trains (Alta Velocidad Española AVE): High velocity AVE trains Madrid–Ciudad Real–Puertollano–Córdoba–Seville). Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Guadalajara–Zaragoza–Barcelona. Madrid–Cuenca–Albacete–Valencia (in project). Madrid–Toledo (La Sagra)–Talavera de la Reina–Navalmoral de la Mata–Plasencia–Fuentidueñas–Cáceres–Mérida–Badajoz–Lisbon (in project). Normal Largo Recorrido trains Alicante–Albacete–Alcázar de San Juan–Ciudad Real Madrid–Ciudad Real–Jaén Madrid–Ciudad Real–Badajoz Madrid–Cuenca–Valencia Madrid–Guadalajara–Soria Madrid–Guadalajara–Arcos de Jalón Madrid–Talavera de la Reina–Badajoz Local trains Two local commuter rail lines out of Madrid (Cercanías Madrid) pass through Castilla–La Mancha. The C-2 line stops in Azuqueca de Henares in the province of Guadalajara and in the city of Guadalajara itself. The C-3 to Aranjuez used to stop at Seseña, but service to that station was discontinued in April 2007. Airports Air transport is marginal in the region. Castilla–La Mancha has two airports, the Albacete Airport (no cargo transport and with an insignificant civilian use) and the Ciudad Real Central Airport, which was affected by the 2008 crisis and closed in 2012, although efforts have been pursued to reactivate the latter. Relatively close airports outside the region include those in Madrid, Valencia and Alicante. Culture Heritage protection The region hosts several World Heritage Sites: Toledo (since 1986), Cuenca (since 1996) and Almadén (together with the Slovenian town of Idrija under the Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija joint site) since 2012. As of 2020, the region features 644 bienes de interés cultural (BIC) across the 5 provinces: Albacete (92), Ciudad Real (108), Cuenca (99), Guadalajara (104) and Toledo (238) plus another 3 transcending the provincial borders. The regional legislation in force concerning the cultural heritage dates from 2013. Restrictions on the modification of historical buildings or the use of metal detectors were introduced then. See also Manchego cuisine Informational notes References Bibliography External links Official Web Site of Castile–La Mancha Government of Castile–La Mancha Statistics Institute of Castile–La Mancha University of Castilla–La Mancha Diario de la Mancha Regional Meteorological Institute of Castile–La