Ibiza and Formentera
Lost a ring or other jewellery in Ibiza or Formentera, on the sand, at a beach club or off a boat
Ibiza Town, Playa d'en Bossa, Ses Salines, Sant Antoni and the west coves, Santa Eulària, Portinatx, and Formentera from La Savina to Migjorn.
Ibiza and Formentera share one natural park and the Posidonia seagrass meadows that lie between them. Playa d'en Bossa, Ses Salines, Talamanca and Es Pujols are sandy beaches with shallow water, and the Mediterranean here has very little tide, so a ring dropped there is often still in place days later. What decides a search is how closely you can mark the spot.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewellery recovery service that connects people who lost a ring, wedding band, watch or phone in Ibiza or Formentera with a metal detectorist who can search there. We have searched in Spain before.
Tell us what happened and where. We find a detectorist who can reach that island, brief them with your map and photos, and tell you honestly if the odds are poor.
How a search works on Ibiza and Formentera
Mark the place before you leave it. Drop a pin on your phone and take two photos, one towards the land and one towards the sea, with a lifeguard post, a beach bar or a sunbed row in the frame. Record the time, and whether the item landed on dry sand, at the edge or in the sea. On a boat, ask the skipper for the GPS position and the depth. Then send us the pin and a picture of the item on WhatsApp. A search does not need you on the island.
We find a detectorist who can reach your island, and your pin and photos go to them before the search.
Places we cover in Ibiza and Formentera
- Ibiza Town (Eivissa)
- Talamanca
- Figueretes (Ses Figueretes)
- Playa d'en Bossa
- Ses Salines beach
- Es Cavallet
- The dune boardwalks behind Ses Salines and Es Cavallet
- Cala Jondal
- Sant Antoni (San Antonio), S'Arenal beach
- Cala Bassa
- Cala Comte (Platges de Comte)
- Cala Tarida
- Cala Vadella
- Cala d'Hort
- Santa Eulària (Santa Eulalia)
- Es Canar
- Cala Llonga
- Portinatx
- Benirràs
- Formentera, La Savina port
- Formentera, Ses Illetes and Llevant
- Formentera, Espalmador
- Formentera, Es Pujols
- Formentera, Migjorn
- Formentera, Cala Saona
Where rings and jewellery go missing on the two islands
A city bay, the long southern beaches, the coves of the west, the family resorts of the east and north, and Formentera across the strait.
Ibiza Town, Talamanca and Figueretes
Talamanca lies 1.5 kilometres from the centre of Ibiza Town, in the bay next to the port. The Balearic tourism site gives it as about 900 metres of fine sand with shallow water. Figueretes (Ses Figueretes), about 1 kilometre from the centre on the other side, is roughly 400 metres of fine sand below a promenade.
Playa d'en Bossa, Ses Salines and Es Cavallet
Playa d'en Bossa is a long sandy beach with shallow water, lined with restaurants, shops and beach clubs. Ibiza Town and Sant Josep share it. A phone or a watch left by a sunbed can sink under the sand, and a ring can slip off in the sea with sun cream on your hands. Ses Salines, about 11 kilometres from Ibiza Town, is 1,500 metres of very fine sand backed by dunes. Es Cavallet is 1,100 metres of fine golden sand on a very flat shore. Boardwalks and marked paths cross the dunes behind both, so a ring dropped on the way down to the sand can be on a path rather than the beach.
Cala Jondal, Cala d'Hort and Cala Vadella
Cala Jondal is 480 metres long and 40 metres wide, a bank of sand and pebbles with a beach bar at each end. Cala d'Hort is 150 metres of sand and stones facing the rock of Es Vedrà, and the tourism site calls the bay a perfect berth for boats. Cala Vadella (also spelt Vedella) is sheltered from wind and waves, with small fishing jetties along one side.
Sant Antoni, Cala Bassa, Cala Comte and Cala Tarida
S'Arenal is the town beach of Sant Antoni (San Antonio), fine sand in the middle of the bay. Cala Bassa, 10 minutes away by car, has fine white sand. Cala Comte (Platges de Comte on the signs, often written Cala Conta) is a run of small bays with fine sand and shallow water. Cala Tarida is 260 metres long and 40 metres wide, split by small rock formations. In summer, boats run from Sant Antoni port to Cala Comte and Cala Tarida.
Santa Eulària, Es Canar, Cala Llonga, Portinatx and Benirràs
Santa Eulària (Santa Eulalia) has three beaches joined by a promenade, starting at the marina, all fine dark golden sand with shallow water. Es Canar, 4.5 kilometres further on, is 350 metres long with a small fishing port beside it. Cala Llonga is 200 metres of fine sand, 100 metres wide. In the north, Portinatx is a family resort with a seabed of sand and rock, and Benirràs is about 132 metres of coarse sand.
Formentera, from La Savina to Illetes, Es Pujols, Migjorn and Cala Saona
Ferries from Ibiza arrive at La Savina, the island's only port. Ses Illetes, about 4 kilometres away on the Es Trucadors peninsula, is a long beach of fine white sand, and Llevant runs for 1,459 metres down the other side of the same sand spit. Both are inside the natural park, as is the islet of Espalmador beyond them. Es Pujols is 700 metres of fine golden sand with shallow water. Migjorn is a crescent 3.5 kilometres long, broken by rocks into named sections. Cala Saona is a small cove under the cliffs of Punta Rosa.
What Ring Seekers does for a loss in Ibiza or Formentera
One person on WhatsApp
You explain it once. The same person replies from your first message to the last, including after you are back home.
The detectorist gets your pin and photos
Your pin, your two photos and a picture of the item go to the detectorist before the search, so it begins on the right few metres of sand.
Plain about poor odds
A ring dropped from a boat over a Posidonia meadow, or somewhere along the 3.5 kilometres of Migjorn with no pin, is unlikely to be found. We say so in the first reply.
We know how this sand and sea behave
With very little tide a marked spot keeps its value, but the Sant Josep beaches are sieved in the cleaning, so report early.
Costs explained first
We explain the costs before any search is booked.
Sand, sea and seagrass on Ibiza and Formentera
What the beaches are made of and how the sea behaves.
Fine sand, pebbles and rock
The Balearic tourism site describes most of the named beaches as fine sand, many with shallow water, which suits a detector. Cala Jondal is sand with pebbles and Cala d'Hort sand with stones, where a small item can settle between them. At Es Cavallet, Portinatx and Llevant the seabed is partly rock, and there a ring is found by eye with a mask.
A sea with very little tide
The Mediterranean here has very little tide, so nobody waits for low water. Beach cleaning matters more, and work in the water waits for a flat sea.
Posidonia seagrass and the natural park
The Posidonia meadows between Ibiza and Formentera are part of the World Heritage listing of 1999, and the tourism site notes the seagrass on the seabed at Illetes, Llevant, Migjorn and Es Cavallet. Dead leaves pile into banks on the shore, and on urban beaches the banks are not cleared between 31 October and 15 March. A detector can be swept around a bank without moving it, and a diver can work the open sand between the meadows.
Questions about Ibiza and Formentera
I lost my wedding ring at a sunbed or beach club on Playa d'en Bossa. What should I do?
Pin the spot and tell the staff which sunbed you had. Ibiza Town has about 700 metres of Playa d'en Bossa and Sant Josep the rest, so say which end you were at. On the Sant Josep beaches the cleaning works include sieving and raking the sand, so report a lost wedding ring before the next clean. Then send us the pin and a photo of the ring on WhatsApp.
I lost a ring at Ses Salines or Es Cavallet. What happens there?
Send us the pin and the name of the nearest beach bar. If it came off on a boardwalk or path through the dunes behind, say which one. Ses Salines is 1,500 metres long and Es Cavallet 1,100 metres, which is why the pin matters.
My ring or watch went over the side of a boat off Illetes, Espalmador or Cala Jondal. Any chance?
That is work for a diver. Much of the seabed between Ibiza and Formentera is Posidonia meadow, part of the World Heritage listing. A ring or a watch lying on open sand can sometimes be recovered. Ask the skipper for the GPS position and the depth.
My Oura ring or watch came off in the sea at Cala Bassa, Cala Comte or Cala Tarida. Is it worth a search?
Often yes, if you can place the spot. A lost Oura ring or a watch gives a detector a clear signal, and all three have fine sand. Cala Tarida is only 260 metres long. Rocks divide the sand there, and between rocks a ring is found by eye with a mask.
I dropped my phone or sunglasses at S'Arenal in Sant Antoni or in the port at La Savina. Can you help?
On the sand at S'Arenal, a phone or sunglasses with metal frames gives a detector a strong signal. Anything dropped from a quay at La Savina, Formentera's only port, lies in harbour water. That needs a diver.
I lost an earring or a bracelet at Benirràs or Cala d'Hort. Are small coves easier?
The area is smaller, which helps. Benirràs is about 132 metres long and Cala d'Hort 150 metres. The ground is harder, coarse sand at Benirràs and sand with stones at Cala d'Hort. Cala d'Hort faces the rock of Es Vedrà, so a photo with the rock in it places you well.
I lost a ring at Illetes, Llevant or Migjorn on Formentera and I have already left. Can a search still happen?
Yes, if the spot is well marked. You do not need to be on the island. Illetes and Llevant are inside the natural park. In 2026 the Consell de Formentera controls vehicle access to Ses Illetes from 10 May to 15 October, and people on foot and on bicycles can still go in. Migjorn is 3.5 kilometres long, so tell us which section you were on, for example Es Ca Marí or Es Arenals.
Ibiza and Formentera
Lost something on Ibiza or Formentera? Mark the spot, then message us
Which island and beach, which landmark or sunbed row, what time, sand or water or boat, and a photo of what you lost.
Drop the pin, tell the lifeguards or the beach club, and send us the details on WhatsApp.