Stoa Poikile (Painted Porch) — Attraction in Athens

Minus one star as you can't get closer (you look through a fence from 15 feet up, but it is right there for a clear photo). If you are a fan of ancient Greek Philosophy and the Stoics in particular, this is the Stoa where they taught, and from which they took their name. Just the northwest corner of the steps is really visible, but knowing that Zeno, Cleanthes, Chrysippus, et.al. walked those steps and argued with the Platonists and Peripatetics makes the history...

Considering this is such a significant site that gave it's name to the philosophy of Stoicism which is an increasingly popular school of thought today, it's strange that more isn't made of this site. You can't access the actual site itself but can overlook it from the street. If you're a fan of stoicism, it's worth a visit just for this reason and the "A Little Taste Like Home" restaurant that overlooks it does fantatic food so not a bad way to...

As the place where Stoics, the followers of the tenets of the philosopher Zeno of Citium, used to assemble, there is a good chance that the Apostle Paul discussed the Gospel with them at this very spot during his short stay in Athens: "so he (Paul) reasoned... in the marketplace (agora) day by day with those who happened to be there. A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him."...