Common Bouches-du-Rhône, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ceyreste takes place about thirty kilometers from Marseille and the famous creeks. It is located on the edge of La Ciotat and the Var, near the banks of the Mediterranean Sea or the beautiful town of Cassis.
Inhabited since Neolithic times, as evidenced by the remains found there, the territory of Ceyreste grows mainly in the Middle Ages, particularly between the tenth and the twelfth century under the leadership of the Viscounts of Marseille. After a dark period in the late sixteenth century, including the destruction of its castle and the plundering of its villagers, the town resurgent in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. It benefits from the port of La Ciotat located near to expand its maritime and economic activities.
Today Ceyreste continues to attract visitors wishing to discover the natural wonders and architecture of the region or the local culinary specialties such as torque, kind of brioche flavored with aniseed or ceyrestenne galette variant of the oil pump.
