▁considerable ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁park land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁plant ing ▁of ▁many ▁trees , ▁some ▁quite ▁ex otic ▁in ▁their ▁origin . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁vis its ▁to ▁European ▁cities , ▁sometimes ▁winter ing ▁in ▁Gen oa , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁winter s ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁in ▁Russia ▁for ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁La ▁for za ▁del ▁dest ino , ▁most ▁of ▁Ver di ' s ▁life ▁was ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁Villa . ▁After ▁Stre pp oni ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Ver di ▁spent ▁less ▁time ▁there . ▁He ▁personally ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁prof itable ▁far ming ▁business . ▁ ▁Vis its ▁to ▁the ▁Villa ▁Ver di ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Villa ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Ver di ' s ▁little ▁cousin , ▁Maria ▁Fil omena ▁Ver di , ▁whom ▁Ver di ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁brought ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁daughter . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁Car r ara - V erd i ▁family , ▁and ▁they ▁live ▁year - round ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Villa . ▁Vis itors ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁view ▁five ▁rooms ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁wing ▁which ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁composer ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁Other ▁up st airs ▁rooms ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁servants ▁and ▁guests . ▁▁ ▁The ▁rooms ▁include ▁Stre pp oni ' s ▁own ▁room ▁with ▁its ▁original ▁can opy ▁bed ,