In the centre of Oxford stands a handsome Gothic memorial of honey-coloured stone.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

The frieze, a mix of honey-coloured marble panels and glaring white plaster casts of pieces in the BM, shows a procession of worshippers carrying offerings to Athena, the temple goddess.

ECONOMIST: A new tribute to the Parthenon

The shining jewel of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik, is for many reasons one of the most popular destinations: its gorgeous cliff-top setting, its history as a rival city-state to Venice and its honey-coloured roofs (or what was left after shelling in the Bosnian War).

BBC: Living in: Croatia