List of alternative lifestyle communities

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

Asia

Israel

Settlement Region Reference(s)
Pardes Hanna-Karkur Haifa District [1][2]

Europe

Germany

Settlement Region State Reference(s)
Vauban, Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg Baden-Württemberg [3]

Spain

Settlement Province Region Reference(s)
Tarifa Cádiz Andalusia [4]

United Kingdom

Settlement County Country Reference(s)
Findhorn N/a Scotland [5]
Glastonbury Somerset England [6]
Grassington North Yorkshire England [7]
Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire England [8][9]
Totnes Devon England [10]

Oceania

Australia

Settlement State/territory Reference(s)
Ballina New South Wales [11]
Bangalow New South Wales [11]
Bellingen New South Wales [12]
Bermagui New South Wales [13]
Bogangar New South Wales [13]
Brunswick Heads New South Wales [13]
Byron Bay New South Wales [13][14][15][11]
Cabarita Beach New South Wales [13]
Conondale, Sunshine Coast Queensland [16]
Daylesford Victoria [15]
Elands New South Wales [17]
Eumundi, Sunshine Coast Queensland [15]
Kuranda Queensland [15]
Lennox Head New South Wales [11]
Margaret River Western Australia [15]
Mullumbimby New South Wales [18][11]
Nimbin New South Wales [15]
Sheffield Tasmania [15]
Upwey, Melbourne Victoria [19]
Yackandandah Victoria [20]
Yamba New South Wales [13]

New Zealand

Settlement Region Reference(s)
Coromandel Waikato [21][22]
Raglan Waikato [23]

References

  1. ↑ Dayan, Linda (2026-03-12). "'It's the vibrations': Israelis flock to Pardes Hannah to escape war". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  2. ↑ Bletter, Diana (2022-09-29). "A slice of life of the hipster Israeli town Pardes Hanna". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Vauban, a hippie paradise | IES Abroad". www.iesabroad.org. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Bridget (2024-08-14). "The hippy Spanish surf town that's going upmarket". The Times. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ↑ Macdonald, Linda (2018-09-09). "Findhorn: Hippy commune or fun-loving fishing village?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ↑ Rodman, Emmeline (2015-06-01). "This Is What It's Like Growing Up Surrounded by English Hippies". VICE. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ↑ Ruge, Renate (2021-04-30). "The sleepy Yorkshire village where the hippie spirit burns strong". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to my home town: Finding peace in hippie Hebden Bridge". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Hebden Bridge: England's Hippie Haven in the Hills". TravelPulse. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  10. ↑ "A Weekend in Totnes, Devon". Twin Perspectives. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hippie havens". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  12. ↑ Rhodes, Sheriden (2015-08-22). "Bellingen, NSW, Australia: The bohemian town that is heaven on earth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NSW's hippest boho coastal towns | VisitNSW.com". www.visitnsw.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  14. ↑ Fesani, Tania (2023-02-19). "7 Things to Do in Byron Bay, the Hippie Paradise in Australia". Nomad is Beautiful. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Baxter, Ellie (2023-09-30). "Seven hippie towns better than Byron". YourLifeChoices. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  16. ↑ "Sunshine Coast eco village turns 30 as pioneering permaculture ideas become mainstream - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  17. ↑ "Inside Elands". Artlink. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  18. ↑ "How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  19. ↑ "'From hippie to hipster': How Upwey went from ghost town to a thriving mountain community". Domain. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  20. ↑ "North east Victoria: The town going completely off-grid". Domain. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  21. ↑ "NZ's Coromandel region is the real capital of bohemia". Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  22. ↑ "Coromandel Township: hippy haven". www.aa.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  23. ↑ "A short road trip with new friends to New Zealand's hippie-surfer town". Deviating the Norm. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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