Using routevales you can change area and/or pass parameters on to the link you wish to hit.
//"normal" Url.Action - creates a link in the area where it is called from (and don't pass any values along) <a href="@Url.Action("action", "controller")" class="myCssClass">link text</a> //Url.Action with a that links to another area (area name or empty for the default area); also sets the category to shoes and it passes along the id that this view has. <a href="@Url.Action("action", "controller", new { Area = "", id = Model.id, category="shoes"})" class="myCssClass">link text</a> |