Alone on his bicycle, the author travels along a route by the Rhine, the Lahn, and the Weser to the north, then follows the Mittelland Canal and the Oder to the east, and finally takes the Roman Amber Road south to the Adriatic. Along this route, he visits cities including Limburg, Marburg, Fritzlar, Hameln, Hanover, Braunschweig, Magdeburg, Potsdam, Wrocław, Kłodzko, Olomouc, Brno, Vienna, Ljubljana, Gorizia, Grado, and Venice, all of which are significant sites in European history. On the return journey, he crosses the Alps on the enchanting Ciclovia Alpe-Adria from Udine through Tarvisio and Villach to Spittal. He has included many lesser-known and less-visited, yet highly interesting cities, which is particularly important to him. "City, Country, River - Central Europe" is not only an exciting travel description but also an informative account of his experiences along the way.