A search has begun after a man from Britain was raped and robbed in a popular part of Ibiza.

Axar.az reports citing Metro news that, the attack on the 27-year-old, who has not been identified, came after he visited the Balearic island for a holiday.

Reports coming out this morning say he was raped and robbed of his mobile phone by a man.

The tourist his sex attacker forced himself on him before stealing his phone in the party resort of San Antonio, reports The Mirror .

Local press on the Spanish island said the alleged incident happened near a KFC in the raucous West End area.

An investigation has been launched into the alleged rape and police now looking for a suspect.

The incident is said to have occurred around 10pm last Sunday, although details were only made public on this morning.

Details of the alleged incident emerged as police in Majorca continued to search for a man who allegedly raped a 15-year-old British girl in a hotel sauna.

The youngster, who was on holiday with her family, was allegedly targeted after entering the sauna alone around 4pm on Monday.

Investigators are understood to have identified the man, believed to be foreign, but have yet to make any arrests.

No-one from the Civil Guard in Majorca was available for comment early on Saturday morning.