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List of alternative lifestyle communities

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a list of communities known for having a major hippie subculture and/or other forms of alternative lifestyle subcultures.

Europe

Germany

Settlement Region State Reference(s)
Vauban, Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg  Baden-Württemberg [1]

Spain

Settlement Province Region Reference(s)
Tarifa  Cádiz  Andalusia [2]

United Kingdom

Settlement County Country Reference(s)
Findhorn —  Scotland [3]
Glastonbury Somerset  England [4]
Grassington North Yorkshire  England [5]
Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire  England [6][7]
Totnes Devon  England [8]

Oceania

Australia

Settlement State/territory Reference(s)
Ballina  New South Wales [9]
Bangalow  New South Wales [9]
Bellingen  New South Wales [10]
Bermagui  New South Wales [11]
Bogangar  New South Wales [11]
Brunswick Heads  New South Wales [11]
Byron Bay  New South Wales [11][12][13][9]
Cabarita Beach  New South Wales [11]
Conondale, Sunshine Coast  Queensland [14]
Daylesford  Victoria [13]
Elands  New South Wales [15]
Eumundi, Sunshine Coast  Queensland [13]
Kuranda  Queensland [13]
Lennox Head  New South Wales [9]
Margaret River  Western Australia [13]
Mullumbimby  New South Wales [16][9]
Nimbin  New South Wales [13]
Sheffield  Tasmania [13]
Upwey, Melbourne  Victoria [17]
Yackandandah  Victoria [18]
Yamba  New South Wales [11]

New Zealand

Settlement Region Reference(s)
Coromandel Waikato [19][20]
Raglan Waikato [21]

References

  1. ^ "Vauban, a hippie paradise | IES Abroad". www.iesabroad.org. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  2. ^ Harrison, Bridget (2024-08-14). "The hippy Spanish surf town that's going upmarket". The Times. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ Macdonald, Linda (2018-09-09). "Findhorn: Hippy commune or fun-loving fishing village?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. ^ Rodman, Emmeline (2015-06-01). "This Is What It's Like Growing Up Surrounded by English Hippies". VICE. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ^ Ruge, Renate (2021-04-30). "The sleepy Yorkshire village where the hippie spirit burns strong". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ^ "Welcome to my home town: Finding peace in hippie Hebden Bridge". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ^ "Hebden Bridge: England's Hippie Haven in the Hills". TravelPulse. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ^ "A Weekend in Totnes, Devon". Twin Perspectives. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Hippie havens". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  10. ^ Rhodes, Sheriden (2015-08-22). "Bellingen, NSW, Australia: The bohemian town that is heaven on earth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "NSW's hippest boho coastal towns | VisitNSW.com". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  12. ^ Fesani, Tania (2023-02-19). "7 Things to Do in Byron Bay, the Hippie Paradise in Australia". Nomad is Beautiful. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Baxter, Ellie (2023-09-30). "Seven hippie towns better than Byron". YourLifeChoices. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  14. ^ "Sunshine Coast eco village turns 30 as pioneering permaculture ideas become mainstream - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  15. ^ "Inside Elands". Artlink. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  16. ^ "How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  17. ^ "'From hippie to hipster': How Upwey went from ghost town to a thriving mountain community". Domain. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  18. ^ "North east Victoria: The town going completely off-grid". Domain. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  19. ^ "NZ's Coromandel region is the real capital of bohemia". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  20. ^ "Coromandel Township: hippy haven". www.aa.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  21. ^ "A short road trip with new friends to New Zealand's hippie-surfer town". Deviating the Norm. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2024-06-07.