A couple in Las Vegas built an Italian cobblestone street in the backyard of their mansion. It comes with fake storefronts and it's on the market for $6.5 million check it out.

The six-bedroom mansion was completed in 2011 and it sits on a 0.6-acre lot in a gated community known as The Ridges, per the listing.

When the Stones were building their house, they added a lightwell to their basement — which was located under the backyard, Lara Stone told Insider.

The area at the bottom of the lightwell was enclosed, and the couple didn't like that it was plain, Stone said: "We wanted to do something unusual with it."

The idea for the street came about when Lara's mother, an interior designer, chanced upon a French street scene painted on the side of a shopping center wall, Stone said.

"She suggested we do something like that in the space," she added.

But instead of France, the couple opted for an Italian street scene, Stone said: "We have visited the country multiple times and have loved everything about it."

The couple named their little Italian street "Via Di Pietra," which translates to "Stone Street" — a nod to their last name.

Even the fake stores on the street are named after their children, Stone said.

"Ristorante Jaredino" is inspired by their son Jared, while the wine and cheese shop "Chez Andre" is named after their son Andy, Stone added. Their daughter, Allison, lends her name to the chocolate store on the street, "Allison Cioccolato."

The materials used to build the street scene were sourced locally, she said.

"The design process began early into the building of the home," Stone added. "It took about a year and a half to order materials and furnish the home."

"Every person who has visited our home reacts positively to the Italian street," Stone said. "It has always been fun to host a party downstairs, where people could come in and out of the house and enjoy sitting in this outdoor area."

"The house has been a beautiful, loving, and spacious home in which we could raise our children. They are all now going to college and forging their own paths, so it is time to downsize," Stone said.

The Stones bought the land for $1.25 million in 2008, per listing records. They first listed the property for sale in March 2022 for $7.25 million. The mansion was taken off the market two weeks later and relisted again in February for $6.5 million.

Houses in The Ridges have a median listing home price of $2 million, per data from real-estate platform Realtor.com. There are currently 51 single-family homes for sale in the area, with prices ranging from $801,286 to $11.99 million.

The Stones' $6.5 million mansion is in the mid-price range.

"The home was built to not only be extraordinarily beautiful but as a highly functional family home," Michele Sullivan, the listing agent from Douglas Elliman, told Insider.

Other amenities in the house include a pool, an outdoor fire pit, and a basketball court, per the listing.

The mansion is also situated at the edge of Red Rock Canyon, a National Conservation area within the Mojave Desert known for its red rock formations, per Google Maps.

"We are witnessing a huge influx of luxury buyers moving from California to Nevada for tax purposes," Sullivan said. "I feel like the buyer for this home will most likely be from California."

"Our larger hope was to produce a 'feeling' of being in Italy," Stone said. "This home was truly a pleasure to build and enjoy. It will remain a special part of our past."