In Wider Culture
Spetses was the basis for the island of Phraxos in John Fowles 1965 major novel The Magus. Many fictional locations described there actually existed, including the "Lord Byron School" (the private Anargyrios & Korgialenios School of Spetses www.akss.net) and the "Villa Bourani" (located on the south side of the island above a popular public beach). Both School and Villa still exist, although the house is under private ownership.
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