Questionably the home of denim (d’Nîmes), you should stop off here if you’re in the area to have lunch and check out the fantastic [Roman] buildings, however as a provincial capital it offers little else. It is however a good base from which to radiate out especially as cheapo airline Ryanair fly to the airport (although I gather it may be closing – a fancy modern airport is perhaps a bit beyond the means of this town).